Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM)’s stock price has dropped by -0.64 in relation to previous closing price of 144.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-06 that Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Sprouts Farmers (SFM). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Is It Worth Investing in Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) Right Now?
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 38.29x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for SFM is at 0.90. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SFM is 98.10M, and currently, shorts hold a 6.77% of that float. The average trading volume for SFM on March 06, 2025 was 1.48M shares.
SFM’s Market Performance
The stock of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) has seen a 0.63% increase in the past week, with a -13.31% drop in the past month, and a -4.73% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.54% for SFM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.26% for SFM’s stock, with a 22.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SFM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SFM stocks, with Northcoast repeating the rating for SFM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SFM in the upcoming period, according to Northcoast is $185 based on the research report published on February 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SFM reach a price target of $120, previously predicting the price at $96. The rating they have provided for SFM stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 16th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to SFM, setting the target price at $107 in the report published on September 12th of the previous year.
SFM Trading at -3.51% 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 -19.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.69%, as shares sank -15.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.39% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SFM rose by +0.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +85.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $158.43. In addition, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc saw 13.15% 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 Fortunato Joe, who proposed sale 5,000 shares at the price of $144.80 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, Fortunato Joe now owns shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc, valued at $724,011 using the latest closing price.
Sinclair Jack, the Chief Executive Officer of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc, sale 2,915 shares at $168.54 during a trade that took place back on Feb 06 ’25, which means that Sinclair Jack is holding 140,754 shares at $491,290 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SFM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 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 0.17. Equity return is now at value 30.81, with 9.69 for asset returns.
Based on Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 98.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 504.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 249.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.99.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
