Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Insider Joseph Hurley Sells 219 Shares

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) insider Joseph Hurley sold 219 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.38, for a total transaction of $17,384.22. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,183 shares in the company, valued at $1,602,126.54. The trade was a 1.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:SFM opened at $81.73 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $7.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.76. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a one year low of $64.75 and a one year high of $182.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.78.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 38.21% and a net margin of 5.95%.The firm had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 4.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $104.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $122.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $74.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $88.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.75.

Key Sprouts Farmers Market News

Here are the key news stories impacting Sprouts Farmers Market this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Company fundamentals: Sprouts reported an EPS beat in its latest quarter and set FY‑2026 guidance of $5.28–$5.44 and Q1 guidance of $1.66–$1.70, supporting revenue and profit expectations even as insiders trimmed positions.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Jack Sinclair sold 1,052 shares at $79.38 (≈$83,508). He still directly owns ~196,905 shares. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: CFO/COO-level and senior exec sales: COO Nicholas Konat sold 340 shares at $79.38. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other C‑suite/senior exec sales: CTO James H. Bahrenburg sold 136 shares; SVP Kim Coffin sold 209 shares; each at $79.38. CTO SEC Filing SVP SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider trims: Dustin Hamilton (330 shares), Joseph L. Hurley (219), David McGlinchey (240), Brandon F. Lombardi (247), Timmi Zalatoris (104), Stacy W. Hilgendorf (119) — all sold at $79.38. Combined with other sales, the total disclosed on March 13 ≈2,996 shares (~$238k). Example SEC Filing

Institutional Trading of Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SFM. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,913,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,802,000 after acquiring an additional 28,951 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,115,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,174,000 after acquiring an additional 71,905 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 137.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,584,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $425,582,000 after acquiring an additional 1,494,014 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,323,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,647,000 after purchasing an additional 653,206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 12.3% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,314,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,086,000 after purchasing an additional 252,699 shares in the last quarter.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.