Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.650-0.740 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.690. The company issued revenue guidance of $448.1 million-$453.1 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $463.9 million. Sprout Social also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.140-0.160 EPS.

Sprout Social Stock Performance

Shares of Sprout Social stock traded down $0.68 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.25. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 702,166 shares, compared to its average volume of 552,920. Sprout Social has a one year low of $25.05 and a one year high of $65.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.71 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $31.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $30.59.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.35). Sprout Social had a negative return on equity of 40.94% and a negative net margin of 17.24%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sprout Social will post -0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Sprout Social from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Sprout Social in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Scotiabank started coverage on Sprout Social in a research report on Monday, November 18th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $28.00 target price on the stock. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Sprout Social from $40.00 to $38.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Sprout Social from $40.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sprout Social currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sprout Social

In other news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 40,000 shares of Sprout Social stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.67, for a total value of $1,266,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 27,136 shares in the company, valued at approximately $859,397.12. The trade was a 59.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Karen Walker sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.24, for a total value of $171,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 35,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,221,169.60. This represents a 12.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 120,265 shares of company stock worth $3,837,006 over the last three months. Company insiders own 10.97% of the company’s stock.

About Sprout Social

Sprout Social, Inc designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides cloud software for social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action.