Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Acquires New Shares in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 60,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,841,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 76.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 12,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $962,000 after acquiring an additional 5,244 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 30.1% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $710,000 after acquiring an additional 2,064 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter worth $302,000. Unified Investment Management boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 7,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $606,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the period. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Roth Mkm reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $74.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America reduced their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $104.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, March 27th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.08.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Down 3.5%

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $79.74 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.95. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.75 and a fifty-two week high of $182.00.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its 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 company had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 5.70%.Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.81 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 3,201 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.97, for a total transaction of $268,787.97. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 269,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,670,220.60. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Joseph L. Hurley sold 323 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.97, for a total value of $27,122.31. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 28,282 shares in the company, valued at $2,374,839.54. This trade represents a 1.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 130,156 shares of company stock valued at $10,600,146 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

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.