On August 6, 2024, Jack Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM, Financial), executed a sale of 11,428 shares of the company. The transaction was filed on the same day with the SEC. Following this transaction, the insider now directly owns 228,146 shares in the company.
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc operates as a retailer of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, offering a range of products focusing on health and wellness. The company's stores provide fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, grocery, meat and seafood, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, body care, and natural household items catering to consumers' health-conscious lifestyles.
Over the past year, Jack Sinclair has sold a total of 162,429 shares and has not made any purchases of the company's stock. This recent sale is part of a broader trend observed within the company, where there have been 48 insider sells and no insider buys over the past year.
Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc were trading at $95.61 on the day of the transaction. The company's market cap is approximately $9.429 billion. The price-earnings ratio stands at 29.78, which is above both the industry median of 16.455 and the company's historical median.
The stock is currently considered Significantly Overvalued according to the GF Value, with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 2.3. The GF Value of $41.55 suggests a substantial premium compared to the current trading price.
This insider selling activity might be of interest to investors tracking ownership changes and evaluating the stock's current valuation metrics, including the price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow.
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