Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. $SFM Stock Bought by Robeco Schweiz AG

Robeco Schweiz AG increased its position in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) by 49.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 137,200 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,200 shares during the quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG’s holdings in Sprouts Farmers Market were worth $9,103,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. 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 acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 2.5% during the first quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $629,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 1.6% during the second quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 12,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Sprouts Farmers Market by 3.7% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $403,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market by 12.3% during the first 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 last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFM has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, September 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $94.00 target price on Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 25th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sprouts Farmers Market presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.92.

Insider Transactions at Sprouts Farmers Market

In other news, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.80, for a total transaction of $936,398.40. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Joseph O’Leary sold 2,597 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total transaction of $214,434.29. Following the sale, the director owned 14,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,214,604.70. This represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 46,041 shares of company stock worth $3,460,383 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Sprouts Farmers Market Stock Down 3.8%

Shares of NASDAQ SFM opened at $66.26 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $71.85 and its 200 day moving average is $77.96. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.88 and a 52 week high of $109.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.69, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.67.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. Sprouts Farmers Market had a net margin of 5.58% and a return on equity of 34.84%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.35 EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current year.

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.