Aigen Investment Management LP Has $432,000 Stake in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Aigen Investment Management LP decreased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 81.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,427 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,174 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $432,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1,309.1% during the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 310 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Sprouts Farmers Market during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 98.6% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Nicholas Konat sold 12,538 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.90, for a total value of $1,102,090.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 66,119 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,811,860.10. This represents a 15.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Brandon F. Lombardi sold 11,745 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.59, for a total value of $958,274.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $674,096.58. The trade was a 58.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 72,422 shares of company stock worth $6,106,138 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on SFM shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $111.00 price target on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Melius Research downgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $70.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $122.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.08.

Sprouts Farmers Market Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of SFM stock opened at $85.39 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $80.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.12. The company has a market cap of $8.03 billion, a PE ratio of 16.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.67. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.75 and a fifty-two week high of $173.96. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 36.06% and a net margin of 5.70%.The company’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.81 EPS. 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 EPS for the current fiscal 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.