Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Issues Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.320-1.360 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 5.320-5.480 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on SFM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Melius Research downgraded shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $111.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.00.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ SFM traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $71.13. 2,700,786 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,680,983. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.42, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.93. Sprouts Farmers Market has a twelve month low of $64.75 and a twelve month high of $182.00.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.33 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.95% and a return on equity of 38.21%. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.320-5.480 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.360 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Brandon F. Lombardi sold 11,745 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.59, for a total transaction of $958,274.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $674,096.58. This trade represents a 58.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider David Mcglinchey sold 4,872 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.82, for a total transaction of $393,755.04. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,938,924.34. The trade was a 9.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 129,750 shares of company stock worth $10,566,838 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sprouts Farmers Market

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SFM. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $400,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 77.7% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after buying an additional 1,534 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 13.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,713,000 after buying an additional 2,609 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 12.0% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 22,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,767,000 after buying an additional 2,460 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 64.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,896,000 after buying an additional 4,492 shares during the period.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

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.