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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 $64.65, marking a +1.65% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.11%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.09%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 1.88%.
Shares of the natural and organic food retailer witnessed a loss of 13.42% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Retail-Wholesale sector with its gain of 0.5%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2.06%.
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. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $2.33 billion, indicating a 5.86% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
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.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Sprouts Farmers. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.49% downward. Sprouts Farmers is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
In the context of valuation, Sprouts Farmers is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 11.52. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 12.88, so one might conclude that Sprouts Farmers is trading at a discount comparatively.
One should further note that SFM currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.62. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As the market closed yesterday, the Food - Natural Foods Products industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.62.
The Food - Natural Foods Products industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 97, this industry ranks in the top 40% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.
To follow SFM in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
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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 $64.65, marking a +1.65% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.11%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.09%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 1.88%.
Shares of the natural and organic food retailer witnessed a loss of 13.42% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Retail-Wholesale sector with its gain of 0.5%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2.06%.
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. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $2.33 billion, indicating a 5.86% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
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.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Sprouts Farmers. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.49% downward. Sprouts Farmers is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
In the context of valuation, Sprouts Farmers is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 11.52. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 12.88, so one might conclude that Sprouts Farmers is trading at a discount comparatively.
One should further note that SFM currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.62. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As the market closed yesterday, the Food - Natural Foods Products industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.62.
The Food - Natural Foods Products industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 97, this industry ranks in the top 40% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.
To follow SFM in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.