Corient Private Wealth LP Makes New $5.01 Million Investment in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 59,276 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,013,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% in the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc purchased a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, June 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Roth Capital set a $82.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,790 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.04, for a total value of $885,211.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 269,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,149,159.20. The trade was a 3.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Joseph D. O’leary sold 2,597 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total transaction of $214,434.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,214,604.70. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 58,289 shares of company stock valued at $4,991,405 in the last three months. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Performance

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $82.04 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market cap of $7.65 billion, a PE ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.77. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 52 week low of $64.75 and a 52 week high of $141.78.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.02. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 34.84%. The business had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.35 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.240 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.320-5.400 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Sprouts Farmers Market 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.