Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Increases Stock Position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 260.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,644 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,812 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $1,963,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Isthmus Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 41,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,321,000 after acquiring an additional 17,052 shares during the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,333,000. SkyOak Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market during the fourth quarter worth approximately $319,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,973,000 after acquiring an additional 1,715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich grew its position in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 844.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 99,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,955,000 after acquiring an additional 89,274 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SFM has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $108.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Sprouts Farmers Market from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Seven equities research 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.08.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $85.63 on Wednesday. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a one year low of $64.75 and a one year high of $182.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.78. The company has a market cap of $8.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.68.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sprouts Farmers Market news, SVP Kim Coffin sold 313 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.97, for a total value of $26,282.61. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 23,332 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,959,188.04. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Brandon F. Lombardi sold 406 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.04, for a total value of $33,308.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 6,801 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $557,954.04. This trade represents a 5.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 130,156 shares of company stock valued at $10,600,146 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

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.