Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Shares Break Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM)’s stock price crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $78.27 and traded as low as $63.92. Sprouts Farmers Market shares last traded at $64.26, with a volume of 1,621,501 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SFM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $114.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 25th. Roth Capital set a $82.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.92.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $72.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.19. The firm has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.55, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.02. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 34.84%. 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 previous year, the business earned $1.35 earnings per share. Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sprouts Farmers Market has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.240 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.320-5.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.52 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Sprouts Farmers Market

In related news, Director Joseph O’Leary sold 2,597 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total value of $214,434.29. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,710 shares in the company, valued at $1,214,604.70. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.80, for a total transaction of $936,398.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 269,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,434,264. This represents a 3.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 46,041 shares of company stock worth $3,460,383 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SFM. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.9% during the second quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 5,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $629,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 12,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,078,000 after buying an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the period.

Sprouts Farmers Market Company Profile

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc (NASDAQ:SFM) is a specialty grocery retailer focused on fresh, natural and organic foods. Its stores offer a broad selection of fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, pantry staples, bakery items, deli products and prepared foods. The company emphasizes products that support healthy eating, including organic, plant-based and specialty-diet options.

Founded in 2002, Sprouts Farmers Market grew from its first store in Chandler, Arizona, into a national grocery chain.