91,004 Shares in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM Bought by AdvisorShares Investments LLC

AdvisorShares Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 91,004 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,250,000. Sprouts Farmers Market comprises 1.2% of AdvisorShares Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of SFM. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the 1st quarter worth about $400,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 77.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,000 after buying an additional 1,534 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 13.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,713,000 after purchasing an additional 2,609 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 12.0% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 22,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,767,000 after purchasing an additional 2,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sprouts Farmers Market by 64.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,896,000 after purchasing an additional 4,492 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 57,644 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.82, for a total transaction of $4,658,788.08. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 277,935 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,462,706.70. This trade represents a 17.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider David Mcglinchey sold 4,872 shares of the firm’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 $393,755.04. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 48,737 shares in the company, valued at $3,938,924.34. This represents a 9.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 130,156 shares of company stock valued at $10,600,146. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SFM. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $140.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $122.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $96.08.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Down 4.7%

Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $82.62 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a twelve month low of $64.75 and a twelve month high of $182.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $79.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.94.

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