The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares valued at $634,089 were sold by Sinclair Jack on Aug 04 ’25. At $156.76 per share, Sinclair Jack sold 4,045 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 174,740 shares worth approximately $26.34 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sinclair Jack sold 4,045 shares, netting a total of over 612,310 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $151.37 each, the insider now holds 174,740 shares.
Before that, O’Leary Joseph D had sold 2,937 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $440,756, the Director traded Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares for $150.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,937 shares, worth approximately $2.26 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on August 05, 2025, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [SFM] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $180. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 31, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for SFM. Earlier on July 21, 2025, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for SFM stock.
Analyzing SFM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [NASDAQ: SFM] rose 1.01% to $150.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $148.705, but it reached a high of $151.56 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.62%. Over the course of the year, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares have jumped approximately 54.35%.
Is Sprouts Farmers Market Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -1.05 million shares to 6.22 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.26 million shares. A decline of -16.83% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.48.
Which companies own the most shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM)?
In terms of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 176.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.27% from the previous closing price of $149.24. Analysts anticipate Sprouts Farmers Market Inc stock to reach 180 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 155. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Sprouts Farmers Market Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 17, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $190.
