Roth Capital Has Positive Forecast for SFM Q1 Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market’s current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.68 EPS.

SFM has been the subject of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America raised their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. StockNews.com upgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $174.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $152.40.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Up 0.1 %

SFM stock opened at $143.48 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $148.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $130.44. The company has a market cap of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.63. Sprouts Farmers Market has a twelve month low of $59.13 and a twelve month high of $178.99.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 29.86%. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.96 billion.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In related news, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.11, for a total value of $52,538.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 17,991 shares in the company, valued at $2,700,629.01. The trade was a 1.91 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,935 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.74, for a total value of $407,201.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 149,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,741,491.26. This trade represents a 1.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 42,614 shares of company stock worth $6,323,731. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sprouts Farmers Market

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 93.5% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 115.4% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 84.1% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care.