Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Outlook for SFM Earnings

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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.23 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.14. The consensus estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market's current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.27. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 29.86%. The business had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.20 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market's revenue for the quarter was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

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Several other analysts have also issued reports on SFM. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $174.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $163.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $119.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Northcoast Research raised Sprouts Farmers Market from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $185.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $168.77.

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Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 1.3 %

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Shares of NASDAQ:SFM opened at $173.93 on Monday. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $151.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $146.75. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 1 year low of $73.46 and a 1 year high of $178.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $17.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Trading of Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of SFM. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,604,819 shares of the company's stock worth $1,347,554,000 after purchasing an additional 56,652 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 4,464,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $567,322,000 after purchasing an additional 24,000 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,843,320 shares of the company's stock worth $234,231,000 after purchasing an additional 168,605 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,582,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $201,139,000 after buying an additional 294,553 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,033.4% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,476,351 shares of the company's stock worth $225,350,000 after buying an additional 1,346,097 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,915 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.54, for a total transaction of $488,379.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 143,669 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,070,304.26. This represents a 1.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Stacy W. Hilgendorf sold 2,247 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.00, for a total transaction of $388,731.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 7,979 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,380,367. The trade was a 21.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 100,736 shares of company stock worth $14,253,272. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care.

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