Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM Shares Bought by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 28.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,522 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,500 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $2,671,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew 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 worth $30,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 98.6% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider David Mcglinchey sold 4,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.82, for a total value of $393,755.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,938,924.34. This represents a 9.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Timmi Zalatoris sold 9,820 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.93, for a total value of $824,192.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 14,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,205,822.31. The trade was a 40.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 151,734 shares of company stock valued at $12,423,050. Company insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on SFM. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Melius Research downgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $70.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.08.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Down 2.2%

NASDAQ:SFM opened at $84.74 on Wednesday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.75 and a 1 year high of $173.96. The stock has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.30, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.97 and a 200-day moving average of $77.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.92.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.04. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 5.70%.The company had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts predict that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

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.