Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares valued at $1,475,725 were sold by Fortunato Joe on Aug 12 ’25. At $147.57 per share, Fortunato Joe sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,164 shares worth approximately $2.74 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fortunato Joe purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,475,725 in proceeds.
Before that, Sinclair Jack had sold 4,045 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $634,089, the Chief Executive Officer traded Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares for $156.76 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,045 shares, worth approximately $26.4 million.
Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of August 01, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for SFM. Earlier on July 31, 2025, Barclays upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for SFM stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing SFM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc [NASDAQ: SFM] rose 2.59% to $151.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $147.44, but it reached a high of $152.24 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.34%. Over the course of the year, Sprouts Farmers Market Inc shares have jumped approximately 52.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $182.00 on 06/03/25 and a 52-week low of $127.35 on 01/02/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 148.25, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 145.44. In the upper region, resistance lies at 153.06. The next price resistance is at 155.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.50 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Sprouts Farmers Market Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.4 million shares to 6.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 6.59 million shares. A decline of -6.52% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.12.
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 19.86% from the previous closing price of $147.25. 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 July 21, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $173.
