Grocery Outlet FY2025 EPS Boosted by Telsey Advisory Group

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Grocery Outlet in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.57. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Grocery Outlet’s current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Grocery Outlet’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on GO. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Grocery Outlet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $13.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Grocery Outlet from $13.00 to $10.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Grocery Outlet from $14.50 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Grocery Outlet from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.62.

Grocery Outlet Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of Grocery Outlet stock opened at $14.18 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 9.08 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 1.46. Grocery Outlet has a one year low of $10.26 and a one year high of $23.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $14.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.84.

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. Grocery Outlet had a net margin of 1.20% and a return on equity of 5.25%. Grocery Outlet’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.09 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Grocery Outlet

In other Grocery Outlet news, Director Erik D. Ragatz purchased 19,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $14.46 per share, with a total value of $274,740.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 19,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $274,740. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Christopher M. Miller purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $11.68 per share, for a total transaction of $116,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 10,000 shares in the company, valued at $116,800. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 219,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,709,790 and have sold 17,756 shares valued at $216,892. 4.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grocery Outlet

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 276.3% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 2,036 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 64.2% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 62.7% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,736 shares during the period. 99.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.