Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Competitors

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, SFM or VITL?

Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Farms has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SFM or VITL?

In the previous week, Sprouts Farmers Market had 9 more articles in the media than Vital Farms. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Sprouts Farmers Market and 7 mentions for Vital Farms. Vital Farms' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Sprouts Farmers Market's score of 0.65 indicating that Vital Farms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprouts Farmers Market	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Farms	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SFM or VITL?

Sprouts Farmers Market has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms. Sprouts Farmers Market is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vital Farms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market	$7.72B	1.32	$380.60M	$4.86	21.48
Vital Farms	$606.31M	3.29	$53.39M	$1.12	39.83

Is SFM or VITL more profitable?

Vital Farms has a net margin of 7.84% compared to Sprouts Farmers Market's net margin of 5.77%. Sprouts Farmers Market's return on equity of 36.53% beat Vital Farms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprouts Farmers Market	5.77%	36.53%	13.15%
Vital Farms	7.84%	18.40%	13.65%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SFM or VITL?

98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sprouts Farmers Market shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SFM or VITL?

Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus target price of $177.21, indicating a potential upside of 69.78%. Vital Farms has a consensus target price of $49.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.63%. Given Sprouts Farmers Market's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sprouts Farmers Market is more favorable than Vital Farms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprouts Farmers Market	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Vital Farms	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Summary

Vital Farms beats Sprouts Farmers Market on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.