Sprout Social (SPT) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/8/2026 – Sprout Social was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/2/2026 – Sprout Social had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $13.00 to $8.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2026 – Sprout Social was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 2/27/2026 – Sprout Social had its price target lowered by KeyCorp from $9.00 to $6.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Sprout Social had its price target lowered by Needham & Company LLC from $32.00 to $14.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Sprout Social had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They now have a $9.00 price target on the stock, down from $16.00.
• 2/3/2026 – Sprout Social had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $15.00 to $12.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Sprout Social had its “sell (e+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/12/2026 – Sprout Social had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $26.00 to $13.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprout Social

In other Sprout Social news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total transaction of $428,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 7,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $79,361.90. This represents a 84.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Aaron Edward Frederick Rankin acquired 90,661 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $11.14 per share, for a total transaction of $1,009,963.54. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 114,969 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,280,754.66. The trade was a 372.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 10.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT) is a Chicago-based software company specializing in social media management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations improve their social media presence through a suite of tools for content scheduling, community engagement, social listening and analytics. Sprout Social’s platform is built to streamline the workflows of marketing, customer care and public relations teams by providing a centralized hub for managing multiple social channels.

The company’s product offerings include publishing and scheduling capabilities that allow users to plan and automate social content across networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.