Research Analysts Set Expectations for SFM FY2025 Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.25 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.29. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.53 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.04 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.23 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.93% and a return on equity of 38.83%. The business’s revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.860-0.900 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $180.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $178.00 to $152.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised 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 research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $137.86.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $81.69 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $107.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $141.47. Sprouts Farmers Market has a one year low of $75.75 and a one year high of $182.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 111,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,080,000 after purchasing an additional 1,106 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 8.9% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 12.3% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,000 after buying an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp bought a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 1st quarter valued at about $270,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 154.5% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after buying an additional 624 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CTO James H. Bahrenburg sold 4,292 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.06, for a total transaction of $588,261.52. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 9,167 shares in the company, valued at $1,256,429.02. This represents a 31.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 868 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.50, for a total transaction of $94,178.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,679,688.50. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 21,447 shares of company stock valued at $2,800,812 over the last 90 days. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sprouts Farmers Market announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, August 19th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.