Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.520-4.680 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.5 billion-$8.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.5 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.510-1.550 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Down 3.5 %

Sprouts Farmers Market stock traded down $6.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $169.80. The stock had a trading volume of 2,311,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,338,712. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $128.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.98 billion, a PE ratio of 49.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.63. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 12 month low of $52.24 and a 12 month high of $178.99.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.73% and a return on equity of 28.24%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on SFM. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $127.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $102.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $134.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.11, for a total value of $52,538.50. Following the sale, the director now owns 17,991 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,700,629.01. The trade was a 1.91 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,915 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $167.54, for a total transaction of $488,379.10. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 143,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,070,304.26. The trade was a 1.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 42,614 shares of company stock worth $6,323,731 over the last ninety days. 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.