Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $90.58.

SFM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Roth Capital set a $82.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, September 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $103.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 25th.

Insider Activity at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 2,597 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction 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 approximately $1,214,604.70. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.80, for a total value of $936,398.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 269,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,434,264. The trade was a 3.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 46,041 shares of company stock valued at $3,460,383 in the last ninety days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SFM. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the second quarter worth approximately $768,171,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $131,310,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 8.2% during the 2nd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,464,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,826,000 after purchasing an additional 111,574 shares during the period. Swedbank AB bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter worth approximately $121,906,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $93,790,000.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ SFM opened at $66.01 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.65, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 12 month low of $61.88 and a 12 month high of $114.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $76.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.86.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.35 EPS. 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 will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

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.