Q2 EPS Estimates for Grocery Outlet Lowered by Roth Capital

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Grocery Outlet in a report released on Wednesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Grocery Outlet’s current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Grocery Outlet’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Grocery Outlet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $13.00 to $18.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Grocery Outlet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Grocery Outlet in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Grocery Outlet from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Grocery Outlet from $13.00 to $10.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.62.

Grocery Outlet Stock Performance

Shares of GO stock opened at $14.40 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.87. Grocery Outlet has a one year low of $10.26 and a one year high of $23.25. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.24, a P/E/G ratio of 9.08 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 0.33.

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. Grocery Outlet had a return on equity of 5.25% and a net margin of 1.20%. The business’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.09 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Grocery Outlet by 1,224.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 300,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,271,000 after acquiring an additional 277,706 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Grocery Outlet by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Red Spruce Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Red Spruce Capital LLC now owns 130,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,044,000 after buying an additional 12,124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Grocery Outlet in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $658,000. 99.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Grocery Outlet news, EVP Steven K. Wilson sold 6,477 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total value of $73,449.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 173,605 shares in the company, valued at $1,968,680.70. This trade represents a 3.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Lindsay E. Gray sold 2,741 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total value of $31,082.94. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 41,448 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $470,020.32. The trade was a 6.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 200,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,435,050 and have sold 17,756 shares valued at $216,892. 4.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Grocery Outlet Company Profile

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products.