Sweetgreen (SG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sweetgreen, Inc. operates a fast-casual restaurant chain focused on fresh, made-to-order meals. Its menu includes salads, warm grain bowls, protein plates, sides and beverages, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients, customizable meals and health-conscious dining.

The company serves customers through company-operated restaurants in the United States, as well as digital channels that support online ordering, delivery, pickup and its loyalty program. Sweetgreen also uses technology in restaurant operations, including automated kitchen systems at select locations, to help improve consistency and service efficiency.

Sweetgreen was founded in 2007 by Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru while they were students at Georgetown University. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 under the symbol SG. Jonathan Neman serves as co-founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.46 to $9.70
• 50-Day Range: $5.39 to $9.60
• 52-Week Range: $4.49 to $10.63
• Volume: 2.97 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 96.12
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sweetgreen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sweetgreen scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 416th out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sweetgreen has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Sweetgreen has a consensus price target of $7.73, representing about 19.4% downside from its current price of $9.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sweetgreen has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sweetgreen are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.03) to ($0.80) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sweetgreen is 95.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sweetgreen is 95.85, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.01.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sweetgreen has a P/B Ratio of 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

26.05% of the float of Sweetgreen has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sweetgreen has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.99.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sweetgreen has recently increased by 4.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Sweetgreen does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Sweetgreen does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Sweetgreen has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Sweetgreen this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

34 people have searched for SG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Sweetgreen to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sweetgreen insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $123,219.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.19% of the stock of Sweetgreen is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.75% of the stock of Sweetgreen is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SG
• CIK: 1477815
• Web: www.sweetgreen.com
• Phone: 323-990-7040
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,486
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sweetgreen: $7.73
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -19.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 96.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$134.07 million
• Net Margins: 2.01%
• Pretax Margin: 2.25%
• Return on Equity: -32.94%
• Return on Assets: -16.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 1.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $679.47 million
• Price / Sales: 1.68
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.01 per share
• Price / Book: 3.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,040,000
• Free Float: 97,387,000
• Market Cap: $1.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.16