Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.650-0.740 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $448.1 million-$453.1 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $463.9 million. Sprout Social also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.140-0.160 EPS.

Sprout Social Price Performance

SPT stock traded down $0.74 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $27.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 864,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 579,559. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Sprout Social has a 12 month low of $25.05 and a 12 month high of $64.91. The company has a 50 day moving average of $31.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.79 and a beta of 1.06.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.35). The company had revenue of $107.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.74 million. Sprout Social had a negative return on equity of 40.94% and a negative net margin of 17.24%. On average, analysts expect that Sprout Social will post -0.99 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on SPT. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on Sprout Social from $55.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays decreased their price objective on Sprout Social from $38.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Sprout Social from $37.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Sprout Social from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Sprout Social from $29.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sprout Social has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.85.

Insider Activity at Sprout Social

In other news, Director Karen Walker sold 5,000 shares of Sprout Social stock in a transaction on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.26, for a total transaction of $151,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 30,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $927,922.90. This trade represents a 14.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Ryan Paul Barretto sold 13,465 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.45, for a total transaction of $423,474.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 546,343 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,182,487.35. The trade was a 2.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 120,265 shares of company stock worth $3,837,006. Insiders own 10.97% of the company’s stock.

Sprout Social Company Profile

Sprout Social, Inc designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides cloud software for social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action.