The stock of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) has seen a -3.45% decrease in the past week, with a -11.79% drop in the past month, and a 20.34% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.64% for SFM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.26% for SFM stock, with a simple moving average of 33.35% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) Right Now?
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.76x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for SFM is 0.60. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for SFM is 99.49M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.46% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SFM on December 27, 2024 was 1.28M shares.
SFM) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) has plunged by -0.68 when compared to previous closing price of 131.43, but the company has seen a -3.45% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-24 that While Target faces challenges, ANF, DECK, SFM and URBN offer stronger growth potential with solid financials, innovation and a clear path to long-term success.
Analysts’ Opinion of SFM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SFM stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for SFM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SFM in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $120 based on the research report published on September 16, 2024 of the current year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SFM reach a price target of $107. The rating they have provided for SFM stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on September 12th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to SFM, setting the target price at $90 in the report published on July 30th of the current year.
SFM Trading at -5.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SFM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.17%, as shares sank -14.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.69% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SFM fell by -3.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +108.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $143.85. In addition, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc saw 171.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SFM starting from Sinclair Jack, who sale 5,714 shares at the price of $138.99 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Sinclair Jack now owns 158,148 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc, valued at $794,203 using the latest closing price.
Sinclair Jack, the Chief Executive Officer of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc, sale 5,714 shares at $136.87 during a trade that took place back on Dec 18 ’24, which means that Sinclair Jack is holding 152,434 shares at $782,084 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SFM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 28.56, with 10.21 for asset returns.
Based on Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 64.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 482.12 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 296.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
