Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.880-0.970 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.290. The company issued revenue guidance of $490.2 million-$495.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $485.5 million. Sprout Social also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.150-0.160 EPS.

Sprout Social Stock Performance

Shares of Sprout Social stock traded up $0.35 on Thursday, reaching $7.11. 2,321,120 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,540,690. The firm has a market capitalization of $420.84 million, a PE ratio of -8.78 and a beta of 0.90. Sprout Social has a 1-year low of $6.43 and a 1-year high of $29.01. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.04. Sprout Social had a negative net margin of 10.59% and a negative return on equity of 18.93%. The firm had revenue of $120.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.68 million. Sprout Social has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.970 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.160 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Sprout Social will post -0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on Sprout Social from $25.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Sprout Social in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Sprout Social from $17.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Sprout Social from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Sprout Social from $26.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.70, for a total value of $428,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 7,417 shares in the company, valued at $79,361.90. This represents a 84.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryan Paul Barretto acquired 93,984 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $10.67 per share, with a total value of $1,002,809.28. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 875,256 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,338,981.52. This represents a 12.03% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 10.12% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sprout Social

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SPT. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Sprout Social by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,546,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,425,000 after acquiring an additional 117,757 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Sprout Social by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,254,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,141,000 after purchasing an additional 123,983 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Sprout Social by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,028,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,592,000 after purchasing an additional 130,447 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Sprout Social by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,022,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,210,000 after purchasing an additional 387,541 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sprout Social by 40.0% during the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 974,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,978,000 after buying an additional 278,449 shares in the last quarter.

About Sprout Social

Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT) is a Chicago-based software company specializing in social media management solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company provides a cloud-based platform designed to help organizations improve their social media presence through a suite of tools for content scheduling, community engagement, social listening and analytics. Sprout Social’s platform is built to streamline the workflows of marketing, customer care and public relations teams by providing a centralized hub for managing multiple social channels.

The company’s product offerings include publishing and scheduling capabilities that allow users to plan and automate social content across networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.