Brokerages Set Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) Price Target at $108.15

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $108.1538.

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $88.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $108.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CMO Alisa Gmelich sold 3,161 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.39, for a total value of $250,951.79. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 5,552 shares in the company, valued at $440,773.28. The trade was a 36.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider John Scott Neal sold 17,471 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.20, for a total transaction of $1,488,529.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 14,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,207,965.60. The trade was a 55.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Spirepoint Private Client LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the third quarter valued at about $4,310,000. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 83,859.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 32,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,391,000 after buying an additional 32,705 shares during the last quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $16,724,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 89.8% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 928,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,039,000 after buying an additional 439,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 509.9% during the second quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 232,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,261,000 after buying an additional 194,289 shares during the last quarter.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 6.0%

SFM opened at $71.50 on Friday. Sprouts Farmers Market has a one year low of $64.75 and a one year high of $182.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market cap of $6.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $74.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $97.10.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.95% and a return on equity of 38.21%. The business’s revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.280-5.440 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.660-1.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 4.29 EPS for the current year.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) is a specialty grocery retailer focused on fresh, natural and organic foods. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the company operates stores designed to offer an open-market shopping experience, emphasizing quality produce sourced from regional farmers alongside organic pantry staples, dairy, meat and seafood. Sprouts’ product assortment also includes bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, a deli and prepared foods, reflecting its commitment to wellness and affordable healthy living.

Founded in 2002 by members of the Boney family, Sprouts began as a single farmers market in Chandler, Arizona.