Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Sprouts Farmers Market has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, forecasting EPS between 5.200-5.320, exceeding the consensus estimate of 5.100.
• The company also provided revenue guidance of $8.8 billion-$9.0 billion, aligning with analysts' expectations.
• Sprouts Farmers Market's stock is currently trading at $158.06, with recent insider sales contributing to a total of 74,035 shares sold worth $12.21 million over the last 90 days.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.200-5.320 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.100. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.8 billion-$9.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.8 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.120-1.160 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group set a $180.00 price target on Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays raised Sprouts Farmers Market from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $173.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $173.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Roth Capital set a $155.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $171.53.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

NASDAQ:SFM traded up $1.76 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $153.30. The company had a trading volume of 945,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,741,116. The company has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a PE ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 52-week low of $91.36 and a 52-week high of $182.00. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $163.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $158.20.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.16 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 36.80% and a net margin of 5.77%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, COO Nicholas Konat sold 20,270 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.50, for a total value of $3,395,225.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 55,675 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,325,562.50. The trade was a 26.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider John Scott Neal sold 17,721 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.89, for a total transaction of $2,851,131.69. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 14,178 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,281,098.42. This trade represents a 55.55% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 65,743 shares of company stock valued at $10,769,633. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market stock. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,618 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $400,000.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.