Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.880-0.970 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.650. The company issued revenue guidance of $492.5 million-$495.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $493.1 million. Sprout Social also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.150-0.160 EPS.

Sprout Social Stock Up 6.8%

Shares of SPT stock traded up $0.43 on Thursday, reaching $6.80. 1,446,018 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,595,186. Sprout Social has a 12-month low of $4.92 and a 12-month high of $25.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $405.01 million, a P/E ratio of -9.19 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $5.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.50.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.23). Sprout Social had a negative net margin of 9.47% and a negative return on equity of 16.10%. Sprout Social has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.970 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Sprout Social will post -0.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on SPT shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sprout Social from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $9.00 target price (down from $16.00) on shares of Sprout Social in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on Sprout Social from $32.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Sprout Social from $13.00 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Sprout Social in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.11.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprout Social

In other Sprout Social news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.03, for a total value of $201,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 7,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,307.51. The trade was a 84.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 103,855 shares of company stock valued at $600,860 over the last ninety days. 9.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sprout Social

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quadrant Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprout Social during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Summit Securities Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Sprout Social by 399.0% during the 4th quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 2,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 2,015 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of Sprout Social by 264.2% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 3,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 2,745 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprout Social during the 4th quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of Sprout Social by 55.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 1,962 shares during the last quarter.

Sprout Social Company Profile

Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT) is a Chicago-based software company specializing in social media management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations improve their social media presence through a suite of tools for content scheduling, community engagement, social listening and analytics. Sprout Social’s platform is built to streamline the workflows of marketing, customer care and public relations teams by providing a centralized hub for managing multiple social channels.

The company’s product offerings include publishing and scheduling capabilities that allow users to plan and automate social content across networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.