Analysts Offer Predictions for Grocery Outlet Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Grocery Outlet's Q3 2025 earnings are estimated to be $0.15 per share, with a full-year consensus estimate of $0.63 per share.
• Several analysts upgraded their price targets for Grocery Outlet, with UBS Group raising theirs to $17.00 and Wells Fargo to $19.00.
• Grocery Outlet reported $0.23 earnings per share for their latest quarter, surpassing expectations, and has shown a 4.5% year-over-year revenue growth.

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Grocery Outlet in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Grocery Outlet's current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Grocery Outlet from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet from $14.50 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Craig Hallum upgraded shares of Grocery Outlet from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $17.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.08.

Grocery Outlet Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GO opened at $18.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $13.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.20. The stock has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 265.47, a PEG ratio of 4.18 and a beta of 0.27. Grocery Outlet has a 1-year low of $10.26 and a 1-year high of $21.67.

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.20 billion. Grocery Outlet had a net margin of 0.18% and a return on equity of 6.32%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.25 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grocery Outlet

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GO. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Grocery Outlet by 213.5% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,025 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,379 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Grocery Outlet in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Grocery Outlet by 64.2% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,024 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in Grocery Outlet by 276.3% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,773 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 2,036 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 327.7% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 5,761 shares of the company's stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 4,414 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.87% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Erik D. Ragatz acquired 19,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $14.46 per share, with a total value of $274,740.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 19,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $274,740. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 4.50% of the company's stock.

About Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products.

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