Roth Capital Has Bullish Estimate for SFM FY2025 Earnings

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $5.09 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.68. The consensus estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market's current full-year earnings is $4.29 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Sprouts Farmers Market's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.27. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 4.93% and a return on equity of 29.86%. The company had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.20 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis.

SFM has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $131.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $105.00 to $146.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America lifted their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $195.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $160.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $168.77.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

NASDAQ SFM traded up $2.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $173.93. The company had a trading volume of 2,009,350 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,416,032. The business has a 50 day moving average of $151.46 and a 200-day moving average of $146.75. The company has a market cap of $17.08 billion, a PE ratio of 46.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 1.13. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 1-year low of $73.46 and a 1-year high of $178.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,033.4% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,476,351 shares of the company's stock valued at $225,350,000 after acquiring an additional 1,346,097 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter worth about $143,113,000. Congress Asset Management Co. raised its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 94.9% in the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 1,298,768 shares of the company's stock valued at $165,034,000 after purchasing an additional 632,523 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the 4th quarter valued at about $64,117,000. Finally, Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter worth about $53,946,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Timmi Zalatoris sold 1,065 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.97, for a total value of $143,743.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 9,830 shares in the company, valued at $1,326,755.10. This trade represents a 9.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,915 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $167.54, for a total transaction of $488,379.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 143,669 shares in the company, valued at $24,070,304.26. This represents a 1.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 100,736 shares of company stock worth $14,253,272. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

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.