Teacher Retirement System of Texas Sells 36,728 Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Key Points

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its Sprouts stake by 53.2%, selling 36,728 shares in Q4 and now holds 32,334 shares valued at $2.576M.
• Institutional activity is mixed: Federated Hermes boosted its holding by 89.8% to 928,668 shares (~$101M), while company insiders have sold 129,750 shares worth about $10.57M in the past 90 days.
• Analysts have trimmed targets and the consensus is a "Hold" with an average price target of $96, even though Sprouts beat Q4 EPS estimates and issued FY2026 guidance of 5.280–5.440 EPS.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas decreased its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Free Report) by 53.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,334 shares of the company's stock after selling 36,728 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas' holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $2,576,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Spirepoint Private Client LLC bought a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the third quarter worth $4,310,000. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 3rd quarter valued at $16,724,000. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 89.8% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 928,668 shares of the company's stock worth $101,039,000 after buying an additional 439,425 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 115.4% during the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 36,486 shares of the company's stock worth $3,968,000 after buying an additional 19,549 shares during the period. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the third quarter worth about $9,339,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SFM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $114.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $111.00 price target on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Evercore set a $87.00 price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Sprouts Farmers Market from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $96.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, insider Joseph L. Hurley sold 323 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.97, for a total value of $27,122.31. Following the sale, the insider owned 28,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,374,839.54. The trade was a 1.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Nicholas Konat sold 530 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.97, for a total transaction of $44,504.10. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 78,657 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,604,828.29. This represents a 0.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 129,750 shares of company stock worth $10,566,838 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

SFM stock opened at $71.62 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $75.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.16. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.75 and a 1 year high of $182.00. The stock has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 38.21% and a net margin of 5.95%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.280-5.440 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.660-1.700 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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