McBroom & Associates LLC Sells 9,889 Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

McBroom & Associates LLC decreased its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 31.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,967 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,889 shares during the period. Sprouts Farmers Market comprises 0.9% of McBroom & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. McBroom & Associates LLC’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $1,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 10,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,117,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 20,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,340,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Balefire LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Balefire LLC now owns 2,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on SFM shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. UBS Group cut their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $108.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $122.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $101.75.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 57,644 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.82, for a total transaction of $4,658,788.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 277,935 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,462,706.70. The trade was a 17.18% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider David Mcglinchey sold 4,872 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.82, for a total transaction of $393,755.04. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 48,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,938,924.34. This represents a 9.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 129,750 shares of company stock worth $10,566,838. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $77.54 on Friday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a one year low of $64.75 and a one year high of $182.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $73.94 and its 200 day moving average is $84.44. The stock has a market cap of $7.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.93.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 38.21% and a net margin of 5.95%.Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.280-5.440 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.660-1.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current year.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

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.