Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $171.75 to $178.16
• 50-Day Range: $132.75 to $172.30
• 52-Week Range: $69.96 to $178.99
• Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 46.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $168.77
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sprouts Farmers Market scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 154th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sprouts Farmers Market has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sprouts Farmers Market has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sprouts Farmers Market are expected to grow by 11.42% in the coming year, from $4.29 to $4.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sprouts Farmers Market is 46.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sprouts Farmers Market is 46.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sprouts Farmers Market has a PEG Ratio of 2.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sprouts Farmers Market has a P/B Ratio of 15.29. 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

7.29% of the float of Sprouts Farmers Market has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sprouts Farmers Market has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sprouts Farmers Market has recently increased by 11.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Sprouts Farmers Market does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Sprouts Farmers Market does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.90

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.29% of the float of Sprouts Farmers Market has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sprouts Farmers Market has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sprouts Farmers Market has recently increased by 11.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Sprouts Farmers Market has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Sprouts Farmers Market this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for SFM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 111% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 13 people have added Sprouts Farmers Market to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sprouts Farmers Market insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,562,649.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of Sprouts Farmers Market is held by insiders.

SFM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SFM shares performed this year?

Sprouts Farmers Market's stock was trading at $127.07 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SFM shares have increased by 36.1% and is now trading at $172.96.
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How were Sprouts Farmers Market's earnings last quarter?

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.27. The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Sprouts Farmers Market's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Sprouts Farmers Market include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (1.51%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.88%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.69%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Jack Sinclair, Nicholas Konat, Kristen E Blum, Terri F Graham, Joe Fortunato, Gilliam Phipps, Dustin Hamilton, David Mcglinchey, Joseph D O'leary, Lawrence Molloy, John Scott Neal, James H Bahrenburg, Timmi Zalatoris, Kim Coffin, Joseph L Hurley, Douglas Gregory Rauch, Hari K Avula, Stacy W Hilgendorf, Dan J Sanders, Alisa Gmelich, Brandon F Lombardi and Curtis Valentine.
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How do I buy shares of Sprouts Farmers Market?

Shares of SFM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Sprouts Farmers Market own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sprouts Farmers Market investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Today: 5/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Grocery stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SFM
• CIK: 1575515
• Web: www.sprouts.com
• Phone: (480) 814-8016
• Fax: 480-814-8017
• Employees: 31,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $168.77
• High Stock Price Target: $200.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $105.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 46.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 40.66
• P/E Growth: 2.31
• Net Income: $258.86 million
• Net Margins: 4.93%
• Pretax Margin: 6.30%
• Return on Equity: 29.86%
• Return on Assets: 10.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.12
• Cash Flow: $5.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.91
• Book Value: $11.31 per share
• Price / Book: 15.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 98,178,000
• Free Float: 98,891,000
• Market Cap: $17.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87