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Sprouts Farmers (SFM) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note
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In the latest trading session, Sprouts Farmers (SFM - Free Report) closed at $66.01, marking a +1.15% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.47%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.25%.
The stock of natural and organic food retailer has fallen by 10.74% in the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 2.73% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.15%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Sprouts Farmers in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2026. On that day, Sprouts Farmers is projected to report earnings of $1.22 per share, which would represent no growth from the year-ago period. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.33 billion, up 5.86% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $5.52 per share and a revenue of $9.48 billion, demonstrating changes of +3.95% and +7.64%, respectively, from the preceding year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Sprouts Farmers. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.49% lower. As of now, Sprouts Farmers holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Sprouts Farmers is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.82. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 12.78 of its industry.
Also, we should mention that SFM has a PEG ratio of 1.66. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. SFM's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.66 as of yesterday's close.
The Food - Natural Foods Products industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 107, putting it in the top 44% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in 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 use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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Sprouts Farmers (SFM) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note
In the latest trading session, Sprouts Farmers (SFM - Free Report) closed at $66.01, marking a +1.15% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.47%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.25%.
The stock of natural and organic food retailer has fallen by 10.74% in the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 2.73% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.15%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Sprouts Farmers in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2026. On that day, Sprouts Farmers is projected to report earnings of $1.22 per share, which would represent no growth from the year-ago period. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.33 billion, up 5.86% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $5.52 per share and a revenue of $9.48 billion, demonstrating changes of +3.95% and +7.64%, respectively, from the preceding year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Sprouts Farmers. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.49% lower. As of now, Sprouts Farmers holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Sprouts Farmers is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.82. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 12.78 of its industry.
Also, we should mention that SFM has a PEG ratio of 1.66. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. SFM's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.66 as of yesterday's close.
The Food - Natural Foods Products industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 107, putting it in the top 44% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in 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 use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.