Guardian Wealth Management Inc. Buys 31,842 Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Guardian Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 96.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,704 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,842 shares during the quarter. Sprouts Farmers Market makes up 2.7% of Guardian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Guardian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $5,473,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 241.3% in the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the second quarter worth about $423,000. Prosperitas Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 10.9% during the second quarter. Prosperitas Financial LLC now owns 59,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,035,000 after buying an additional 5,843 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter valued at about $402,000. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lifted its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.6% during the second quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 12,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on SFM shares. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $84.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $114.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $92.25.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SFM opened at $81.40 on Friday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.75 and a fifty-two week high of $141.24. The company has a market cap of $7.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.67. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.03.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 34.84%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.35 earnings per share. 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, equities analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.66, for a total transaction of $891,736.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 269,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,316,546.80. The trade was a 3.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Joseph O’Leary sold 2,597 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total transaction of $214,434.29. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,710 shares in the company, valued at $1,214,604.70. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 58,287 shares of company stock valued at $4,997,929. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

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.