Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for SFM

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.76 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.89. Zacks Research 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

SFM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $91.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating 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 target for the company in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $108.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $137.86.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

NASDAQ SFM traded down $0.84 during trading on Thursday, hitting $81.29. 506,747 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,977,421. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.72. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 12-month low of $75.75 and a 12-month high of $182.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $108.54 and a 200-day moving average of $141.89.

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

Sprouts Farmers Market announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, August 19th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 7,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.95, for a total value of $1,000,440.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 16,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,271,693.55. This trade represents a 30.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kim Coffin sold 651 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.58, for a total transaction of $92,168.58. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 11,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,590,651.30. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 21,447 shares of company stock worth $2,800,812 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SFM. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 83,859.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 32,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,391,000 after acquiring an additional 32,705 shares during the period. AMF Tjanstepension AB purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,580,000. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter worth about $727,000. Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $8,341,000. Finally, Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter worth about $3,128,000.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.