Joseph O’leary Sells 2,597 Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Stock

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) Director Joseph O’leary sold 2,597 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total value of $214,434.29. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,214,604.70. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:SFM traded down $1.90 during trading on Monday, hitting $80.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,207,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,953,500. The company has a market capitalization of $7.52 billion, a PE ratio of 15.44, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.68. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.75 and a fifty-two week high of $152.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $82.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.80.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.02. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 34.84% and a net margin of 5.58%.The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.35 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.240 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.320-5.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.55 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on SFM. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Monday, July 27th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Roth Capital set a $82.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.58.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SFM. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter worth $29,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) is a specialty grocery retailer focused on fresh, natural and organic foods. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the company operates stores designed to offer an open-market shopping experience, emphasizing quality produce sourced from regional farmers alongside organic pantry staples, dairy, meat and seafood. Sprouts’ product assortment also includes bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, a deli and prepared foods, reflecting its commitment to wellness and affordable healthy living.

Founded in 2002 by members of the Boney family, Sprouts began as a single farmers market in Chandler, Arizona.