1,552,500 Shares in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM Acquired by Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,552,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $131,310,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned 1.66% of Sprouts Farmers Market as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Shares of SFM stock opened at $81.08 on Monday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 1-year low of $64.75 and a 1-year high of $149.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The company has a market cap of $7.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.68. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $81.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.06.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.02. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 34.84% and a net margin of 5.58%.The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.35 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Roth Capital set a $82.00 target price on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $103.00 in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $91.58.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, Director Joseph D. O'leary sold 2,597 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total value of $214,434.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,710 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,214,604.70. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Nicholas Konat sold 12,538 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.90, for a total value of $1,102,090.20. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 66,119 shares in the company, valued at $5,811,860.10. This trade represents a 15.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 58,289 shares of company stock valued at $4,991,405 in the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.

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