Rare Wolf Capital LLC Takes $605,000 Position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Rare Wolf Capital LLC bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 7,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $605,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.6% in the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 20,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,340,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.0% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 13,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,044,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 98.6% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Affinity Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 8.0% in the third quarter. Affinity Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprouts Farmers Market

In related news, COO Nicholas Konat sold 12,538 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.90, for a total transaction of $1,102,090.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 66,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,811,860.10. The trade was a 15.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Brandon F. Lombardi sold 406 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.04, for a total transaction of $33,308.24. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 6,801 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $557,954.04. This trade represents a 5.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 34,948 shares of company stock worth $2,991,753 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $80.49 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.07. The stock has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.67. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 12-month low of $64.75 and a 12-month high of $173.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.04. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 5.70%.The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.81 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts anticipate that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $74.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $104.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Melius Research cut shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $70.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.08.

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.