Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) Just Reported Second-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Shareholders of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 16% to US$87.16 following its latest second-quarter results. Sprouts Farmers Market reported US$2.3b in revenue, roughly in line with analyst forecasts, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.37 beat expectations, being 2.0% higher than what the analysts expected. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Sprouts Farmers Market's 13 analysts is for revenues of US$9.49b in 2026. This reflects a satisfactory 5.4% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to accumulate 2.9% to US$5.55. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$9.49b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$5.55 in 2026. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of US$96.50, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Sprouts Farmers Market at US$140 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$70.00. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Sprouts Farmers Market's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The analysts are definitely expecting Sprouts Farmers Market's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 11% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 8.8% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 5.2% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Sprouts Farmers Market is expected to grow much faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple Sprouts Farmers Market analysts - going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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