Roth Capital Has Optimistic Outlook of SFM Q1 Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.32. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.68 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 29.86% and a net margin of 4.93%.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective 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 price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $174.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $151.18.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SFM opened at $144.77 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.63. 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 business’s 50-day moving average is $148.24 and its 200-day moving average is $130.78. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 1 year low of $59.13 and a 1 year high of $178.99.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Douglas Gregory Rauch sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.89, for a total value of $104,223.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 10,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,619,029.86. This trade represents a 6.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,915 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.54, for a total value of $488,379.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 143,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,070,304.26. This represents 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 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SFM. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 42.4% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 44,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,872,000 after acquiring an additional 13,142 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 6.2% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 74,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,196,000 after acquiring an additional 4,347 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 4.5% in the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 67.4% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $847,000 after acquiring an additional 3,087 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 3,347.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 164,732 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,188,000 after acquiring an additional 159,954 shares during the last quarter.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.