Koss Olinger Consulting LLC Takes $594,000 Position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Koss Olinger Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $594,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SFM. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the first quarter worth $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.87, for a total transaction of $915,577.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 269,980 shares in the company, valued at $22,913,202.60. The trade was a 3.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Brandon F. Lombardi sold 406 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.04, for a total value of $33,308.24. Following the transaction, the insider owned 6,801 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $557,954.04. This trade represents a 5.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 45,310 shares of company stock worth $3,873,881 in the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SFM. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Melius Research cut Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.08.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Down 1.5%

SFM stock opened at $74.61 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.42. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 52-week low of $64.75 and a 52-week high of $168.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $83.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.67.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 5.70%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.81 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.320-5.480 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.360 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current year.

Sprouts Farmers Market 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.