Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Boosts Stock Holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

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Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM – Free Report) by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,459 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,185 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $2,797,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in Sprouts Farmers Market during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,261,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 305.2% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 86,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,613,000 after acquiring an additional 65,501 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 29.3% in the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 1,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after acquiring an additional 271 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 23,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,790,000 after acquiring an additional 3,198 shares during the period. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in the 2nd quarter worth $1,493,000.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Shares of SFM stock opened at $80.95 on Thursday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.75 and a fifty-two week high of $182.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.66, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.70. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $89.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.19.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.23 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.93% and a return on equity of 38.03%. Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.280 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.860-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 4.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, insider Dustin Hamilton sold 868 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.50, for a total transaction of $94,178.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,679,688.50. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CMO Alisa Gmelich sold 3,161 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.39, for a total value of $250,951.79. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 5,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $440,773.28. The trade was a 36.28% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,545 shares of company stock valued at $2,250,294. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SFM. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Sprouts Farmers Market from $148.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $124.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Roth Capital reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $185.00 to $122.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $137.86.

View Our Latest Analysis on SFM

Sprouts Farmers Market Profile

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Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care.

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