Q2 Earnings Estimate for Sweetgreen Issued By William Blair

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) – William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Sweetgreen in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.09) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sweetgreen’s current full-year earnings is ($0.74) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sweetgreen’s FY2025 earnings at ($0.52) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.49) EPS.

SG has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Sweetgreen from $32.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Sweetgreen in a research report on Friday, November 8th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Sweetgreen from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup raised shares of Sweetgreen from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $49.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of Sweetgreen in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sweetgreen presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.20.

Sweetgreen Stock Down 4.5 %

Shares of SG stock opened at $29.13 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $35.64 and a 200 day moving average of $33.85. Sweetgreen has a 52 week low of $10.09 and a 52 week high of $45.12.

Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.02). Sweetgreen had a negative net margin of 13.27% and a negative return on equity of 18.82%. The business had revenue of $173.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.67 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.22) EPS.

Institutional Trading of Sweetgreen

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. KBC Group NV grew its position in Sweetgreen by 65.0% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 5,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after buying an additional 2,034 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC raised its stake in shares of Sweetgreen by 37.6% in the fourth quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 4,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Sweetgreen by 27.0% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 11,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 2,488 shares in the last quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sweetgreen during the 4th quarter valued at about $582,000. Finally, Cypress Wealth Services LLC raised its stake in Sweetgreen by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 8,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 483 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.75% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Sweetgreen

In other news, insider Nathaniel Ru sold 1,263 shares of Sweetgreen stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.01, for a total value of $50,532.63. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,952,129 shares in the company, valued at $78,104,681.29. The trade was a 0.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jonathan Neman sold 1,010 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.01, for a total transaction of $40,410.10. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,930,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,228,422.28. This trade represents a 0.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 648,838 shares of company stock valued at $25,065,773. 21.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sweetgreen Company Profile

Sweetgreen, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.