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Sprouts Farmers Market LLC (SFM) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for SFM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
SFM−4.5%−11.7%−28.0%−23.9%
Better Food, Clean Label & Functional−1.3%−1.6%−13.2%—
HALO Growth 1000.0%+0.2%−7.6%—

Against the index: 11.9 pts behind on the week, 20.4 pts behind on the month; against its Better Food, Clean Label & Functional sleeve 14.8 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Consumer staples in US: −0.2% week · −4.3% month · −2.5% quarter · −1.1% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLP.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-27
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 0.12 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How SFM has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.12 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Sprouts Farmers Market LLC moved 0.12% on average · correlation 0.02 · higher than 16% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.03 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.23% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −0.98% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Better Food, Clean Label & Functional · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Better Food, Clean Label & Functional

Flavour and fragrance houses, premium-format restaurants, functional-beverage challengers. Where consumer behaviour is actually changing.

Compared against SFM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Sprouts Farmers Market LLC

SFM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Sprouts operates grocery stores across the United States that focus on fresh, organic and specialty foods, including produce, meat alternatives, dairy alternatives, vitamins and bulk items, sold under its own brand. It targets shoppers looking for natural, plant-based and allergen-free options rather than a full traditional supermarket range. The company is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Where it sits in the stack
Sprouts sits in Closelooknet's HALO Growth 100, our growth index for companies outside the megacaps, inside the Better Food, Clean Label & Functional sleeve. That sleeve groups businesses riding a shift in what people choose to eat, and Sprouts is a retail constituent there, selling directly to the shopper rather than supplying ingredients to others.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with names built on the same shift in consumer behaviour: Chipotle, CAVA and Dutch Bros in premium-format food service, Givaudan and Symrise in flavour and fragrance, and Bellring Brands, ELF Beauty and Freshpet among functional and better-for-you challengers. A grocery competitor the market names alongside it is Whole Foods Market.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Sprouts holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score across seven modules, with capital allocation the strongest reading and momentum the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether momentum recovers from its pullback off the recent high, and whether the capital-allocation strength shown in the score holds as the chain keeps opening stores.

Sprouts Farmers Market LLC (SFM) trades on US exchanges, classified under Consumer Defensive. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 51/100 composite (momentum 14, quality 52, valuation 68) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-09-25

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for SFM from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 77 from 84 Target cut to $77 from $84 (+21.3% to spot) 2026-09-25
  • Price target Evercore ISI — target 95 from 90 Target raised to $95 from $90 (+13.2% to spot) 2026-09-01

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 472 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What SFM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2025 472 m USD 7.4% of today's market value
  • Share count −2.6% in FY2025 31 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 472 m USD · 101% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Sprouts Farmers Market LLC (SFM)?

Sprouts Farmers Market LLC trades as SFM on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Consumer Defensive in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is SFM in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Sprouts Farmers Market LLC is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-26.

What is Sprouts Farmers Market LLC's Closelooknet composite score?

51 out of 100, with momentum 14, quality 52 and valuation 68 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does SFM trade against its moving averages?

New 52-week low: At a fresh 52-week low — the weakest it has been in a year. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is SFM doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Sprouts Farmers Market LLC is −28.0% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 20.4 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Better Food, Clean Label & Functional sleeve is −13.2% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does Sprouts Farmers Market LLC trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Sprouts Farmers Market LLC had a beta of 0.12 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 16% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.23% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Sprouts Farmers Market LLC do?

Sprouts operates grocery stores across the United States that focus on fresh, organic and specialty foods, including produce, meat alternatives, dairy alternatives, vitamins and bulk items, sold under its own brand. It targets shoppers looking for natural, plant-based and allergen-free options rather than a full traditional supermarket range. The company is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Closelooknet's peer group places it with names built on the same shift in consumer behaviour: Chipotle, CAVA and Dutch Bros in premium-format food service, Givaudan and Symrise in flavour and fragrance, and Bellring Brands, ELF Beauty and Freshpet among functional and better-for-you challengers. A grocery competitor the market names alongside it is Whole Foods Market.

Where does Sprouts Farmers Market LLC sit in the AI build-out?

Sprouts sits in Closelooknet's HALO Growth 100, our growth index for companies outside the megacaps, inside the Better Food, Clean Label & Functional sleeve. That sleeve groups businesses riding a shift in what people choose to eat, and Sprouts is a retail constituent there, selling directly to the shopper rather than supplying ingredients to others. Sprouts holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score across seven modules, with capital allocation the strongest reading and momentum the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.

Does Sprouts Farmers Market LLC pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Sprouts Farmers Market LLC’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2025 the company bought back 472 m USD of its own shares, 101% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 2.6% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Sprouts Farmers Market LLC recently?

The most recent analyst action on Sprouts Farmers Market LLC on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-09-25 (target 77 from 84). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SFM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Grocery Stores. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.