Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.770-0.790 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.170. The company issued revenue guidance of $454.9 million-$455.7 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $454.6 million. Sprout Social also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.150-0.170 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SPT. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on Sprout Social from $30.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Sprout Social from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Sprout Social from $32.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Zacks Research cut Sprout Social from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Sprout Social in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Six research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.36.

Sprout Social Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SPT traded down $0.38 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $9.87. 2,621,944 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 859,489. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.23. Sprout Social has a 1 year low of $9.60 and a 1 year high of $36.30. The stock has a market cap of $580.45 million, a P/E ratio of -10.39 and a beta of 0.88.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.07. Sprout Social had a negative net margin of 12.70% and a negative return on equity of 25.95%. The firm had revenue of $115.59 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $114.86 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sprout Social has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.150-0.170 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Sprout Social will post -0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Sprout Social

In other news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.22, for a total transaction of $204,400.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 7,417 shares in the company, valued at $75,801.74. This trade represents a 72.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders have sold 70,566 shares of company stock worth $899,581 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sprout Social

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,962 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Sprout Social by 2,690.2% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 6,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,000 after buying an additional 6,295 shares during the last quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Sprout Social during the 2nd quarter worth $236,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury acquired a new stake in shares of Sprout Social during the 2nd quarter worth $242,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprout Social during the 2nd quarter worth $259,000.

Sprout Social Company Profile

Sprout Social, Inc designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides cloud software for social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action.