Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) VP Stacy Hilgendorf Sells 463 Shares of Stock

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) VP Stacy Hilgendorf sold 463 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total transaction of $38,660.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 9,617 shares in the company, valued at $803,019.50. The trade was a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $84.30 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.29. The stock has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.76. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 12-month low of $64.75 and a 12-month high of $182.00.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 38.21% and a net margin of 5.95%.Sprouts Farmers Market’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.280-5.440 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.660-1.700 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 4.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market in the first quarter valued at approximately $400,000. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 10.6% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 1,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 57.7% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 25,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,140,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 60,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,917,000 after acquiring an additional 7,577 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $101.75.

More Sprouts Farmers Market News

Here are the key news stories impacting Sprouts Farmers Market this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board-authorized $1 billion share buyback and plans to open 40+ new stores in 2026 strengthen the capital-return and growth story that traders are using to justify higher valuations; a director’s recent open-market purchase has been cited by some as a confidence signal. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management set FY2026 EPS guidance of $5.28–$5.44 and Q1 guidance of $1.66–$1.70 and posted a small quarterly EPS beat (Feb. 19); that improves the fundamental case for the stock versus peers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: There have been a few open-market insider purchases (smaller in size) that some investors point to as offsetting the selling and as a sign management/board still see value. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sprouts’ sustainability and fresh-food positioning may support customer loyalty over time but is not an immediate earnings catalyst; useful for longer-term brand differentiation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling this week — including large Form 4 disclosures and a reported 57,644-share sale by CEO Jack Sinclair — is raising governance/psychology concerns for some investors and could pressure the stock if selling continues. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider activity is lopsided: data compilations show many more sales than purchases (roughly 26 sales vs. 2 purchases in recent months), which may temper confidence despite buyback news. Read More.

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.