Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) Announces Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) updated its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.470-0.510 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.210. Sprouts Farmers Market also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 4.800-4.800 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on Sprouts Farmers Market from $84.00 to $77.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 25th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $74.00 price objective on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market in a report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Sprouts Farmers Market from $100.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $64.92.

Sprouts Farmers Market Price Performance

Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock opened at $49.70 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $69.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.29. Sprouts Farmers Market has a one year low of $47.35 and a one year high of $94.89.

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.22 by ($0.01). Sprouts Farmers Market had a return on equity of 33.83% and a net margin of 5.45%. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.33 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.22 EPS. Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Sprouts Farmers Market will post 4.98 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Joseph O’Leary sold 2,597 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.57, for a total transaction of $214,434.29. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,214,604.70. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Jack Sinclair sold 10,788 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.48, for a total value of $695,610.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 269,980 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,408,310.40. This trade represents a 3.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 46,041 shares of company stock valued at $3,460,383. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Sprouts Farmers Market News

Here are the key news stories impacting Sprouts Farmers Market this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating, while JPMorgan and Wells Fargo retained Overweight ratings. These firms still see potential upside from current levels, although all three sharply reduced their price targets. Goldman Sachs rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman cut its target from $94 to $58, JPMorgan reduced its target from $90 to $58, and Wells Fargo lowered its target from $100 to $60. The continued bullish ratings provide some support, but the magnitude of the reductions signals a reset in expectations. JPMorgan price target
• Negative Sentiment: Sprouts missed third-quarter estimates, reporting adjusted EPS of $1.21 versus consensus of $1.22, while revenue also fell short. Analysts cited soft comparable-store sales and margin pressure. SFM Q3 earnings miss
• Negative Sentiment: Management reduced full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $4.80 from expectations of approximately $5.52 and forecast revenue of $9.2 billion versus consensus near $9.5 billion. Fourth-quarter EPS guidance of $0.47-$0.51 is particularly below the $1.21 analyst estimate.
• Negative Sentiment: Bank of America downgraded SFM to Underperform with a $47 target, while RBC moved the shares to Sector Perform. Commentary characterized the company’s challenges as structural rather than temporary, raising concerns about competitive pressure and the lack of near-term catalysts. Analyst views on Sprouts

About Sprouts Farmers Market

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.