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Sprouts Farmers (SFM) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
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Sprouts Farmers (SFM - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $75.87, moving -1.63% from the previous trading session. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.72%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.48%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.16%.
The stock of natural and organic food retailer has fallen by 1.1% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 4.19% and the S&P 500's loss of 4.99%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Sprouts Farmers in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on April 29, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.67, down 7.73% from the prior-year quarter. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $2.33 billion, showing a 3.99% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $5.53 per share and a revenue of $9.51 billion, indicating changes of +4.14% and +7.96%, respectively, from the former year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Sprouts Farmers. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.07% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Sprouts Farmers is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Sprouts Farmers is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 13.95. This denotes no noticeable deviation relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 13.95.
Also, we should mention that SFM has a PEG ratio of 1.66. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Food - Natural Foods Products industry stood at 1.44 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Food - Natural Foods Products industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 218, finds itself in the bottom 11% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Sprouts Farmers (SFM) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts
Sprouts Farmers (SFM - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $75.87, moving -1.63% from the previous trading session. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.72%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.48%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.16%.
The stock of natural and organic food retailer has fallen by 1.1% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 4.19% and the S&P 500's loss of 4.99%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Sprouts Farmers in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on April 29, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.67, down 7.73% from the prior-year quarter. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $2.33 billion, showing a 3.99% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $5.53 per share and a revenue of $9.51 billion, indicating changes of +4.14% and +7.96%, respectively, from the former year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Sprouts Farmers. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.07% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Sprouts Farmers is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Sprouts Farmers is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 13.95. This denotes no noticeable deviation relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 13.95.
Also, we should mention that SFM has a PEG ratio of 1.66. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Food - Natural Foods Products industry stood at 1.44 at the close of the market yesterday.
The Food - Natural Foods Products industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 218, finds itself in the bottom 11% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.