Whole Foods Market Company Profile (NASDAQ:WFM)

Whole Foods Market trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WFM."

Whole Foods Market declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, July 11th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 28th. This is a positive change from Whole Foods Market's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View Whole Foods Market's Dividend History.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 10th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.00. The company earned $3.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.73 billion. Whole Foods Market had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 2.81%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 99.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS. View Whole Foods Market's Earnings History.

26 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Whole Foods Market's stock. Their predictions range from $20.00 to $42.00. On average, they anticipate Whole Foods Market's stock price to reach $32.81 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Whole Foods Market.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Whole Foods Market stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Whole Foods is revamping its pricing strategy as well as concentrating on value offerings and new store concept to spur sales. The company is focusing on cost cutting, inventory management and store-level performance. These endeavors have helped the stock to outperform the industry in the past three months, in spite of prevailing headwinds such as stiff competition, food price deflation, aggressive promotional environment and waning store traffic. The reflection of the same was visible in the second-quarter fiscal 2017 results, wherein comps slid for the seventh straight quarter and bottom line continues to decline year over year, albeit total sales did increase. Taking into account the strategic initiatives, management expects to deliver positive comps and register earnings growth by fiscal 2018. But for now it has trimmed its sales and earnings forecast for fiscal 2017, and expects comps to decline as much as 2.5% during the fiscal year." (5/12/2017)
• 2. Wells Fargo & Co analysts commented, "We are encouraged by WFM’s new strategic direction, and believe ongoing portfolio pruning, slowing square footage growth and a more thoughtful approach to pricing can each drive improved long term results. While share downside is likely limited at 7.4x NTM EV/EBITDA, we believe near term comp results likely remain the primary driver of FY17 share performance. And given heightened industry competition, ongoing deflation and general lack of visibility, we see risk/reward less favorable vs. peers absent signs of improvement." (2/8/2017)

Whole Foods Market saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,973,001 shares, an increase of 3.6% from the April 28th total of 33,173,665 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,781,301 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days. Approximately 10.2% of the company's stock are short sold.

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Whole Foods Market's management team includes the folowing people:

• Gabrielle E. Greene-Sulzberger, Chairman of the Board
• Anthony C. Gallo, President, Chief Operating Officer
• John P. Mackey, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Director
• Keith Manbeck, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Jason J. Buechel, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• David Lannon, Executive Vice President - Operations
• Kenneth J. Meyer, Executive Vice Presidents - Operations
• James P. Sud, Executive Vice President - Growth and Business Development
• Mary Ellen Coe, Independent Director
• Shahid Muzaffar Hassan, Independent Director

Whole Foods Market's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.69%), BlackRock Inc. (8.19%), State Street Corp (4.56%), Parnassus Investments CA (2.46%), FMR LLC (2.25%) and Sustainable Growth Advisers LP (2.04%). Company insiders that own Whole Foods Market stock include A C Gallo, Angela Lorenzen, Christina Minardi, Glenda J Flanagan, James P Sud, Jeff Turnas, John Elstrott, Joseph Rogoff, Juan Nunez, Laura A Derba, Mark T Dixon, Michael Bashaw, Morris J Siegel, Omar Gaye, Patrick E Bradley, Ralph Z Sorenson, Robert M Twyman, Scott A Allshouse, Shahid M Hassan and Stephanie Kugelman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Whole Foods Market.

Whole Foods Market's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Rothschild Asset Management Inc., Soros Fund Management LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Wells Fargo & Company MN, LGT Capital Partners LTD. and Pioneer Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Whole Foods Market stock in the last year include A C Gallo, Angela Lorenzen, Christina Minardi, Glenda J Flanagan, James P Sud, Jeff Turnas, John Elstrott, Joseph Rogoff, Juan Nunez, Laura A Derba, Michael Bashaw, Omar Gaye, Patrick E Bradley, Scott A Allshouse and Shahid M Hassan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whole Foods Market.

Whole Foods Market's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Parnassus Investments CA, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, APG Asset Management N.V., OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Sustainable Growth Advisers LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whole Foods Market.

Shares of Whole Foods Market can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Whole Foods Market stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.12.