Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.510-1.550 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.310. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.520-4.680 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

SFM stock opened at $169.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.08, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.63. Sprouts Farmers Market has a twelve month low of $52.24 and a twelve month high of $178.99. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $148.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $129.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 28.24% and a net margin of 4.73%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. StockNews.com raised Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $127.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group increased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $132.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $102.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $134.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,915 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $167.54, for a total value of $488,379.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 143,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,070,304.26. This trade represents a 1.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.11, for a total value of $52,538.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 17,991 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,700,629.01. This trade represents a 1.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 42,614 shares of company stock valued at $6,323,731. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.