Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts Grocery Outlet Q1 Earnings

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Grocery Outlet in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman expects that the company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $16.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Grocery Outlet’s current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Grocery Outlet’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Grocery Outlet from $13.00 to $10.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Grocery Outlet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $13.00 to $18.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Grocery Outlet from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Bank of America dropped their target price on Grocery Outlet from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Grocery Outlet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.46.

Grocery Outlet Price Performance

Shares of GO opened at $16.48 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 0.33. Grocery Outlet has a 1-year low of $10.26 and a 1-year high of $26.21. The stock has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a PE ratio of 32.31, a P/E/G ratio of 9.08 and a beta of 0.40.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Lindsay E. Gray sold 2,741 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total value of $31,082.94. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 41,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $470,020.32. This trade represents a 6.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Steven K. Wilson sold 6,477 shares of Grocery Outlet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total transaction of $73,449.18. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 173,605 shares in the company, valued at $1,968,680.70. This represents a 3.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 200,000 shares of company stock worth $2,435,050 and sold 17,756 shares worth $216,892. Insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grocery Outlet

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of GO. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 1,224.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 300,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,271,000 after buying an additional 277,706 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Grocery Outlet by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 1,240 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Red Spruce Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Red Spruce Capital LLC now owns 130,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,044,000 after purchasing an additional 12,124 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Grocery Outlet during the fourth quarter worth approximately $658,000. 99.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Grocery Outlet Company Profile

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products.