William Blair Issues Pessimistic Forecast for SMPL Earnings

The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ:SMPL) – Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Simply Good Foods in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.35. The consensus estimate for Simply Good Foods’ current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Simply Good Foods’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

SMPL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Simply Good Foods from $48.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Citigroup decreased their price target on Simply Good Foods from $46.00 to $43.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Stephens dropped their target price on shares of Simply Good Foods from $44.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Simply Good Foods has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.22.

Simply Good Foods Trading Down 1.1 %

NASDAQ:SMPL opened at $34.10 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $38.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.40. Simply Good Foods has a 52 week low of $30.00 and a 52 week high of $42.37. The company has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 24.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 2.75, a current ratio of 4.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The financial services provider reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $341.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $347.32 million. Simply Good Foods had a return on equity of 10.23% and a net margin of 10.46%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.43 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Simply Good Foods

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Simply Good Foods by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,128,827 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $178,329,000 after purchasing an additional 855,070 shares during the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Simply Good Foods by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,063,878 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $141,301,000 after buying an additional 155,894 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Simply Good Foods by 6.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,666,190 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $127,473,000 after acquiring an additional 208,070 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Simply Good Foods by 6.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,223,666 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $116,468,000 after acquiring an additional 203,914 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp acquired a new stake in Simply Good Foods in the 3rd quarter worth about $80,270,000. Institutional investors own 88.45% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Simply Good Foods

In related news, CAO Timothy Allen Matthews sold 5,325 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.31, for a total transaction of $198,675.75. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 17,063 shares in the company, valued at $636,620.53. This trade represents a 23.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Joseph Scalzo sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.99, for a total value of $899,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 139,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,009,951.96. This represents a 15.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 327,869 shares of company stock worth $12,139,570 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.35% of the company’s stock.

Simply Good Foods Company Profile

The Simply Good Foods Company operates as a consumer-packaged food and beverage company in North America and internationally. The company develops, markets, and sells snacks and meal replacements. It offers protein bars, ready-to-drink shakes, sweet and salty snacks, cookies, protein chips, and recipes under the Atkins and Quest brand names.