B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Purchases Shares of 12,740 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 12,740 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,078,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 1st quarter worth $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. purchased a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

Shares of SFM stock opened at $81.08 on Monday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.75 and a fifty-two week high of $149.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.99. The stock's fifty day moving average is $81.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.53, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.68.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The company had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.32 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 34.84% and a net margin of 5.58%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.35 EPS. 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. Research analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on SFM shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Roth Capital set a $82.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group upped their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and set a $84.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $91.58.

Insider Activity

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

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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