Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.520-4.680 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.5 billion-$8.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.5 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.510-1.550 EPS.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

SFM opened at $143.32 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $148.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $129.61. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 52-week low of $52.57 and a 52-week high of $178.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $14.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.63.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 29.86% and a net margin of 4.93%. The company had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.96 billion. On average, analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on SFM shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group upped their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $132.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $152.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 2,915 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 143,669 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,070,304.26. This trade represents a 1.99 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.11, for a total value of $52,538.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 17,991 shares in the company, valued at $2,700,629.01. This represents a 1.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 42,614 shares of company stock worth $6,323,731. 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.