Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPT) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus "Hold": Eleven analysts cover Sprout Social with a consensus rating of Hold (2 sell, 5 hold, 4 buy) and an average 12‑month price target of $13.67.
• Analysts remain mixed with recent downward revisions—Goldman Sachs cut its target to $8 and set a neutral rating while other firms trimmed targets even as some kept buy ratings, signaling divergent views on near‑term prospects.
• Financial snapshot: SPT opened at $5.00 with a market cap of $297.5M; the company beat quarterly EPS ( $0.20 vs. $0.16) and revenue but still has a negative net margin (‑9.47%) and analysts expect about ‑0.99 EPS for the current year despite management guiding FY2026 EPS of 0.88–0.97.

Shares of Sprout Social, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPT - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the eleven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $13.6667.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SPT. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Sprout Social from $13.00 to $8.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised Sprout Social from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, March 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (e+)" rating on shares of Sprout Social in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Sprout Social from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Sprout Social from $32.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th.

Sprout Social Price Performance

NASDAQ SPT opened at $5.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market cap of $297.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.75 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.28. Sprout Social has a 52-week low of $4.93 and a 52-week high of $25.48.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.04. Sprout Social had a negative net margin of 9.47% and a negative return on equity of 16.10%. The firm had revenue of $120.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $118.68 million. Sprout Social has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.970 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.160 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Sprout Social will post -0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.96, for a total transaction of $238,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at $44,205.32. This trade represents a 84.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 10.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sprout Social

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new position in Sprout Social in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in Sprout Social during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Summit Securities Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sprout Social by 399.0% during the 4th quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 2,520 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 2,015 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Sprout Social by 2,754.5% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 3,511 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 3,388 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Sprout Social by 264.2% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,784 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 2,745 shares in the last quarter.

About Sprout Social

Sprout Social NASDAQ: SPT is a Chicago-based software company specializing in social media management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations improve their social media presence through a suite of tools for content scheduling, community engagement, social listening and analytics. Sprout Social's platform is built to streamline the workflows of marketing, customer care and public relations teams by providing a centralized hub for managing multiple social channels.

The company's product offerings include publishing and scheduling capabilities that allow users to plan and automate social content across networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

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