Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) Stock Now Rated "Hold" by Sell-Side Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give Sprouts Farmers Market a consensus “Hold” rating: Seven analysts recommend buying, six advise holding and one recommends selling. The average 12-month price target is $91.67.
• Recent performance exceeded expectations: Sprouts reported quarterly EPS of $1.37 versus the $1.35 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 4.7% year over year to $2.33 billion.
• Insiders have been selling shares while institutions added positions: Company insiders sold 35,253 shares worth about $3.0 million in the past quarter, while BlackRock and several other major institutions established sizable new stakes.

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Hold" from the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $91.67.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $80.00 to $103.00 in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Monday, September 21st. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 25th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Joseph D. O'leary sold 2,597 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total transaction of $214,434.29. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,214,604.70. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.66, for a total transaction of $891,736.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 269,980 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,316,546.80. This trade represents a 3.84% decrease in their position. 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 have sold a total of 35,253 shares of company stock worth $2,981,611 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SFM. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $768,171,000. Swedbank AB bought a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter valued at $121,906,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 2nd quarter valued at about $131,310,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter valued at about $93,790,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter valued at about $55,713,000.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $64.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.01 billion, a PE ratio of 12.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.67. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 52 week low of $61.88 and a 52 week high of $114.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $77.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.02. The firm 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 business's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.35 earnings per share. 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, equities analysts anticipate that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 5.53 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.

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