Yahoo Finance Director Joe Fortunato Sells 5,000 Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (SFM)
On May 21, 2024, Joe Fortunato, Director of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ:SFM), executed a sale of 5,000 shares of the company. The transaction was documented in a recent SEC Filing. Following this sale, the insider now owns 52,966 shares of the company.
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc operates as a health-focused supermarket offering fresh, natural, and organic food at affordable prices. The company emphasizes products that are minimally processed and free of artificial ingredients, hormones, and antibiotics.
Over the past year, Joe Fortunato has sold a total of 18,000 shares and has not made any purchases of the company's stock. This recent transaction is part of a broader trend observed at Sprouts Farmers Market Inc, where there have been 41 insider sells and no insider buys over the past year.
On the date of the transaction, shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc were trading at $78.48. This pricing values the company with a market cap of approximately $8.11 billion. The price-earnings ratio of the stock stands at 27.82, which is above both the industry median of 16.06 and the company's historical median.
The stock's valuation according to the GF Value is $38.82, indicating a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 2.02. This suggests that Sprouts Farmers Market Inc is significantly overvalued based on its GF Value.
The GF Value is calculated considering historical trading multiples such as the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
This insider sell event and the current valuation metrics provide investors with updated data points to consider in their analysis of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc's stock performance and market position.
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