Wall Street Analyst Upgrade Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM]. What else is Wall St. saying

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [NASDAQ: SFM] closed the trading session at $151.54 on 2025-07-31. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $144.59, while the highest price level was $156.96.

The stocks have a year to date performance of 79.00 percent and weekly performance of -7.82 percent. The stock has been moved at -2.30 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -6.51 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -11.38 percent over the most recent 3-months.

If compared to the average trading volume of 1.89M shares, SFM reached to a volume of 4747577 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SFM shares is $182.43 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SFM stock is a recommendation set at 2.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Barclays have made an estimate for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on Aug-01-25. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Barclays raised their target price to Equal Weight. The new note on the price target was released on July 21, 2025, representing the official price target for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $190, while Deutsche Bank analysts kept a Buy rating on SFM stock.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.92, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.69. Price to Free Cash Flow for SFM in the course of the last twelve months was 29.51 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.50.

SFM stock trade performance evaluation

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.82. With this latest performance, SFM shares dropped by -6.51% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.30% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 19.26% in the past year of trading.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM] shares currently have an operating margin of 7.69% and a Gross Margin at 37.02%. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 5.77%.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

According to recent financial data for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. ( SFM), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 36.94%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 13.48%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 16.44%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Sprouts Farmers Market Inc’s (SFM) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 1.29%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

From an operational efficiency perspective, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (SFM) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $13855.43 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.98% and a Quick Ratio of 0.50%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM] stock

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SFM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc go to 22.97%.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $98.46%, or 98.89%% of SFM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SFM stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 12.98 million shares, which is approximately 12.9219%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 10.56 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$883.5 million in SFM stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$558.39 million in SFM stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6439%.

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