Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for SFM Q2 Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now expects that the company will earn $1.23 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.12. The consensus estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market’s current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.70 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.31 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.12 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on SFM. Jefferies Financial Group upped 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 report on Tuesday, February 25th. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $185.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Roth Mkm upped their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $105.00 to $146.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $131.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $167.79.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

SFM stock opened at $168.68 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $155.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $149.45. The stock has a market cap of $16.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.87. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 1 year low of $74.15 and a 1 year high of $178.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.59.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ascent Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the first quarter valued at about $204,000. Axiom Investors LLC DE grew its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 50.9% during the first quarter. Axiom Investors LLC DE now owns 76,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,688,000 after buying an additional 25,834 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the first quarter valued at about $952,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the first quarter valued at about $633,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 6.9% during the first quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 26,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,000,000 after buying an additional 1,689 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In related news, VP Stacy W. Hilgendorf sold 229 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.43, for a total transaction of $31,929.47. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 10,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,425,811.18. This represents a 2.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 49,898 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.42, for a total transaction of $6,856,983.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 189,449 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,034,081.58. This represents a 20.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 125,362 shares of company stock worth $18,263,687 over the last three months. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.