Guerra Pan Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Guerra Pan Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $209,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of SFM. Unified Investment Management lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.9% during the second quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 7,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 10,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,691,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 3,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC increased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 7,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,256,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.2% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on SFM shares. BMO Capital Markets set a $90.00 price target on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $91.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group set a $108.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $180.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $137.86.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of SFM opened at $81.83 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.72. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.75 and a 12 month high of $182.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $100.72 and a 200 day moving average of $137.71.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 38.83% and a net margin of 5.93%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.280 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.860-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Sprouts Farmers Market declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 19th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CTO James H. Bahrenburg sold 4,292 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.06, for a total transaction of $588,261.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 9,167 shares in the company, valued at $1,256,429.02. The trade was a 31.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 868 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.50, for a total value of $94,178.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,679,688.50. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 21,447 shares of company stock worth $2,800,812. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by 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.