Smart Company Profile (NYSE:SFS)

Smart trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SFS."

Smart (NYSE:SFS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March, 8th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.04 billion. Smart had a net margin of 0.23% and a return on equity of 4.86%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.19 EPS. View Smart's Earnings History.

Smart updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.50 - $0.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.50. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.58 billion - $4.62 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.63 billion.

11 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Smart's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $72.00. On average, they anticipate Smart's share price to reach $20.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Smart.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Smart stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Smart & Final Stores, Inc. is a value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer that serves household and business customers. It operates grocery and foodservice stores under the Smart & Final, Smart & Final Extra! and Cash & Carry Smart Foodservice banners in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho. The Company's stores offer various products, including basic grocery, produce, dairy, meat, beverage, foodservice, packaging, and janitorial items. Smart & Final Stores, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles. " (5/2/2017)
• 2. Royal Bank Of Canada analysts commented, "The set-up for Smart & Final remains unchanged: comp growth is set to return as SFS lapping Haggen cannibalization coincides with deflation improving/reflation and strong growth from the newly acquired >10% of the comp base. We see weakness right now as opportunity to own. Reiterate our Outperform rating, while lowering target to $19." (3/14/2017)

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Smart's management team includes the folowing people:

• David B. Kaplan, Independent Chairman of the Board
• David G. Hirz, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Scott R. Drew, Executive Vice President - Operations
• Richard N. Phegley, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Edward Wong, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Chief Information Officer
• Leland P. Smith, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Michael A. Mortensen, Senior Vice President - Sales and Merchandising
• Jeffrey D. Whynot, Senior Vice President - Human Resources
• Michael M. Laddon, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Eleanor E. Hong, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer

Smart's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ares Management LLC (60.54%), Wellington Management Group LLP (10.64%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.09%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.12%), Granite Investment Partners LLC (1.41%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.02%). Company insiders that own Smart stock include David G Hirz, Eleanor Hong, Michael A Mortensen and Scott R Drew. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Smart.

Smart's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kalmar Investments Inc. DE, Victory Capital Management Inc., AMI Asset Management Corp, Bank of America Corp DE, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Simplex Trading LLC and Keybank National Association OH. Company insiders that have sold Smart stock in the last year include David G Hirz, Michael A Mortensen and Scott R Drew. View Insider Buying and Selling for Smart.

Smart's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Hood River Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Granite Investment Partners LLC, United Services Automobile Association, Vanguard Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Smart.

Shares of Smart 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 Smart stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.88.