Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Stock: Insider Jack Sinclair Sells 10,788 Shares

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.77, for a total value of $698,738.76. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 269,980 shares in the company, valued at $17,486,604.60. This trade represents a 3.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jack Sinclair also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 5th, Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.48, for a total transaction of $695,610.24.
• On Tuesday, September 1st, Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.66, for a total transaction of $891,736.08.
• On Tuesday, August 4th, Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.80, for a total value of $936,398.40.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.87, for a total transaction of $915,577.56.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 0.7%

Sprouts Farmers Market stock traded up $0.45 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $64.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,169,503 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,092,360. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.25. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.88 and a 12 month high of $114.34. The stock has a market cap of $6.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.67.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.35 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.53 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Signet Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,938,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 2nd quarter worth about $93,790,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the second quarter valued at $131,310,000. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter valued at $3,738,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter valued at approximately $768,171,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SFM has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Roth Capital set a $82.00 target price on Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Sprouts Farmers Market from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $80.00 to $103.00 in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Seven investment 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 a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.67.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc operates a specialty grocery chain focused on fresh, natural and organic products. Its stores offer fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy, bakery and deli items, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, and a range of plant-based and health-oriented products.

Founded in 2002, Sprouts Farmers Market was developed around a farmers-market-inspired shopping experience, with an emphasis on value, fresh foods and products aligned with healthy lifestyles.