NASDAQ:SFMSprouts Farmers Market Stock Price, Forecast & News

Sprouts Farmers Market's stock was trading at $16.07 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SFM shares have increased by 54.1% and is now trading at $24.76. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sprouts Farmers Market in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Sprouts Farmers Market.

Sprouts Farmers Market is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Sprouts Farmers Market.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.25. The company earned $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.60 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 3.15% and a return on equity of 31.73%. The company's revenue was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.46 EPS. View Sprouts Farmers Market's earnings history.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Sprouts Farmers Market's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Sprouts Farmers Market's stock price to reach $23.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.1%. View analysts' price targets for Sprouts Farmers Market.

News articles about SFM stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Sprouts Farmers Market earned a media sentiment score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutSprouts Farmers Market.

Sprouts Farmers Market saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,440,000 shares, an increase of 15.7% from the April 15th total of 6,430,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,600,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 6.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Sprouts Farmers Market's Current Options Chain.

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Sprouts Farmers Market trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SFM."

Sprouts Farmers Market's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.55%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (3.60%), State Street Corp (2.71%), Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. (1.99%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.44%) and PGGM Investments (1.41%). Company insiders that own Sprouts Farmers Market stock include Amin N Maredia, Bradley Lukow, Brandon F Lombardi, Dan J Sanders, David Mcglinchey, James Leroy Nielsen, Joe Fortunato, Kristen E Blum, Lawrence Molloy, Shawn R Gensch, Shon A Boney, Steven H Townsend, Terri F Graham and Theodore Edward Frumkin II. View institutional ownership trends for Sprouts Farmers Market.

SFM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, KBC Group NV, and Invesco Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Sprouts Farmers Market company stock in the last year include Dan J Sanders, David Mcglinchey, Terri F Graham, and Theodore Edward Frumkin II. View insider buying and selling activity for Sprouts Farmers Market.

SFM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Deutsche Bank AG, PGGM Investments, Jennison Associates LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Bogle Investment Management L P DE, AQR Capital Management LLC, and APG Asset Management N.V.. Company insiders that have bought Sprouts Farmers Market stock in the last two years include Bradley Lukow, David Mcglinchey, Kristen E Blum, Lawrence Molloy, Shon A Boney, and Steven H Townsend. View insider buying and selling activity for Sprouts Farmers Market.

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

One share of SFM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.76.

Sprouts Farmers Market has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion and generates $5.63 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $149.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.25 on an earnings per share basis. Sprouts Farmers Market employs 30,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Sprouts Farmers Market is www.sprouts.com.

Sprouts Farmers Market's mailing address is 5455 EAST HIGH STREET SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ, 85054. The company can be reached via phone at 480-814-8016 or via email at [email protected]