Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.470-0.510 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.210. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.800-4.800 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Roth Capital set a $56.00 price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $111.00 to $49.00 in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $94.00 price target on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sprouts Farmers Market has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $67.92.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 2.8%

NASDAQ SFM opened at $49.34 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $70.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $76.45. Sprouts Farmers Market has a 12 month low of $47.35 and a 12 month high of $94.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The company has a market capitalization of $4.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.67.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.22 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.33 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.45% and a return on equity of 34.31%. The business’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.22 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Joseph O’Leary sold 2,597 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total transaction of $214,434.29. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,710 shares in the company, valued at $1,214,604.70. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.80, for a total value of $936,398.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 269,980 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,434,264. This trade represents a 3.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 46,041 shares of company stock worth $3,460,383 in the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sprouts Farmers Market News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Sprouts Farmers Market this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan lowered its price target from $90 to $58 but maintained an “overweight” rating, implying potential upside from recent trading levels. JPMorgan analyst rating
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo also retained an “overweight” rating while reducing its target from $100 to $60, suggesting some analysts still view the selloff as excessive. Wells Fargo analyst rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue increased 4.7% year over year to $2.30 billion, while Sprouts reported a 34.31% return on equity and a 5.45% net margin. However, the growth was not sufficient to meet Wall Street expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Sprouts reported quarterly earnings of $1.21 per share, narrowly below the $1.22 consensus estimate, and revenue of $2.30 billion versus expectations of $2.33 billion. Weak comparable-store sales and margin pressure weighed on the quarter. Q3 earnings miss
• Negative Sentiment: Management cut full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $4.80, well below the $5.52 analyst consensus, and forecast revenue of $9.2 billion versus the $9.5 billion consensus.
• Negative Sentiment: Fourth-quarter EPS guidance of $0.47 to $0.51 is substantially below the $1.21 consensus estimate, raising concerns about near-term profitability and the persistence of issues described by analysts as structural rather than cyclical. Analyst assessment
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America downgraded SFM from “buy” to “underperform” with a $47 price target, while RBC Capital downgraded the stock to “sector perform,” adding to the negative analyst sentiment. Bank of America downgrade

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) is a specialty grocery retailer focused on fresh, natural and organic foods. Its stores offer a broad selection of fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, pantry staples, bakery items, deli products and prepared foods. The company emphasizes products that support healthy eating, including organic, plant-based and specialty-diet options.

Founded in 2002, Sprouts Farmers Market grew from its first store in Chandler, Arizona, into a national grocery chain.