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Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM) gets rating Upgrade from Evercore ISI

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Chief Supply Chain Officer Hurley Joseph L unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.66 million on Nov 04 ’24. In the deal valued at $132.66 per share,4,956 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Hurley Joseph L now holds 11,184 shares worth roughly $1.65 million.

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Then, Fortunato Joe sold 11,500 shares, generating $1,527,680 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $132.84, the Director now owns 33,571 shares.

Before that, Sinclair Jack sold 5,714 shares. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares valued at $773,267 were divested by the Chief Executive Officer at a price of $135.33 per share. As a result of the transaction, Sinclair Jack now holds 193,862 shares, worth roughly $28.52 million.

Evercore ISI upgraded its Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM] rating to an Outperform from a an In-line in a research note published on September 16, 2024; the price target was increased to $120 from $96. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including RBC Capital Mkts’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid September with a ‘”a Sector perform”‘ rating. Wells Fargo also remained covering SFM and has increased its forecast on July 30, 2024 with a “an Equal weight” recommendation from previously “an Underweight” rating. BMO Capital Markets revised its rating on July 30, 2024. It rated SFM as “a Market perform” which previously was an “an Underperform”.

Price Performance Review of SFM

On Friday, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [NASDAQ:SFM] saw its stock jump 0.85% to $147.13. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.61%. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares have risen nearly 205.82% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 253.34% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $148.56 was reached on 11/12/24, a 52-week low of $40.62 was recorded on 01/02/24. SMA at 50 days reached $122.58, while 200 days put it at $88.40.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For SFM Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 145.79, which if violated will result in even more drops to 144.44. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 147.95. A further resistance level may holdings at 148.78. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 78.19, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.03, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 8.80%. Stochastics %K at 83.01% indicates the stock is a selling.

How much short interest is there in Sprouts Farmers Market Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Sprouts Farmers Market Inc stocks on 2024-10-31, dropping by -2.32 million shares to a total of 7.25 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-30 was 9.57 million shares. There was a decline of -32.02%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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