Q3 EPS Estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market Raised by Analyst

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report issued on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.09. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. 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 $0.98 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.34 EPS.

SFM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday. Barclays upgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $173.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group set a $180.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $171.53.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

Shares of SFM opened at $154.08 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.70, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.78. Sprouts Farmers Market has a fifty-two week low of $91.36 and a fifty-two week high of $182.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $163.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $158.31.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.77% and a return on equity of 36.53%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.94 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, insider John Scott Neal sold 17,721 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.89, for a total transaction of $2,851,131.69. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 14,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,281,098.42. The trade was a 55.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.40, for a total transaction of $318,800.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,931 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,858,201.40. The trade was a 10.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 65,743 shares of company stock worth $10,769,633. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SFM. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 164.0% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 91,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,591,000 after purchasing an additional 56,670 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 56.7% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 259,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,925,000 after purchasing an additional 93,734 shares during the period. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter valued at $162,000. Bryce Point Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 4th quarter worth about $431,000. Finally, Cynosure Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 4th quarter worth about $313,000.

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.