Research Analysts Offer Predictions for SFM FY2025 Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.09 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.68. 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 $0.96 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.20 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 29.86%. The firm’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SFM. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $119.00 to $139.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $163.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Northcoast Research raised Sprouts Farmers Market from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $185.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Roth Mkm raised their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $105.00 to $146.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $168.77.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:SFM opened at $173.93 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $151.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $146.34. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 12-month low of $71.15 and a 12-month high of $178.99. The firm has a market cap of $17.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 1,725 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.01, for a total transaction of $301,892.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 23,895 shares in the company, valued at $4,181,863.95. This trade represents a 6.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Stacy W. Hilgendorf sold 890 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.42, for a total transaction of $122,303.80. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 9,347 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,284,464.74. This trade represents a 8.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 100,736 shares of company stock valued at $14,253,272. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 92.0% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 115.4% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.