Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Increases Position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 441.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 69,770 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 56,876 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Sprouts Farmers Market worth $7,591,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.8% in the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 9,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,493,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.0% in the second quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 7,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,256,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.3% during the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 3,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $586,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.0% during the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 10,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,117,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 3.2% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on SFM. Evercore upgraded Sprouts Farmers Market to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America reduced their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $104.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $108.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $122.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.75.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

SFM stock opened at $77.80 on Tuesday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 52-week low of $64.75 and a 52-week high of $182.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day moving average of $73.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.09.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 38.21% and a net margin of 5.95%.The company’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.79 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.280-5.440 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.660-1.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, CMO Alisa Gmelich sold 3,161 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.39, for a total value of $250,951.79. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 5,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $440,773.28. The trade was a 36.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Joel D. Anderson acquired 4,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of $77.17 per share, for a total transaction of $339,548.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 24,802 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,913,970.34. The trade was a 21.57% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) is a specialty grocery retailer focused on fresh, natural and organic foods. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the company operates stores designed to offer an open-market shopping experience, emphasizing quality produce sourced from regional farmers alongside organic pantry staples, dairy, meat and seafood. Sprouts’ product assortment also includes bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, a deli and prepared foods, reflecting its commitment to wellness and affordable healthy living.

Founded in 2002 by members of the Boney family, Sprouts began as a single farmers market in Chandler, Arizona.