Q1 Earnings Forecast for Sweetgreen Issued By William Blair

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG - Free Report) - William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sweetgreen in a report issued on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia forecasts that the company will earn ($0.17) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sweetgreen's current full-year earnings is ($0.74) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sweetgreen's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.14) EPS.

Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $173.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.67 million. Sweetgreen had a negative return on equity of 18.82% and a negative net margin of 13.27%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.22) EPS.

SG has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup raised shares of Sweetgreen from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $44.00 to $49.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Sweetgreen in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Sweetgreen from $32.00 to $28.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Sweetgreen from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Sweetgreen in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $41.20.

Sweetgreen Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of SG traded up $0.83 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $29.96. The company had a trading volume of 2,874,693 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,710,080. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.82. The company has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -38.41 and a beta of 2.38. Sweetgreen has a 12-month low of $10.17 and a 12-month high of $45.12.

Institutional Trading of Sweetgreen

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new stake in Sweetgreen during the third quarter valued at about $35,000. KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of Sweetgreen by 29.1% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,127 shares of the company's stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 704 shares during the last quarter. Sachetta LLC grew its stake in shares of Sweetgreen by 37.6% in the 4th quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 4,324 shares of the company's stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 1,182 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Sweetgreen by 68.4% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 4,256 shares of the company's stock worth $151,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new position in Sweetgreen during the third quarter worth $155,000. Institutional investors own 95.75% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sweetgreen

In related news, insider Nathaniel Ru sold 1,263 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.01, for a total value of $50,532.63. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,952,129 shares in the company, valued at $78,104,681.29. This trade represents a 0.06 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jonathan Neman sold 1,010 shares of Sweetgreen stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.01, for a total transaction of $40,410.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,930,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $77,228,422.28. This represents a 0.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 648,838 shares of company stock worth $25,065,773 over the last quarter. 21.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Sweetgreen Company Profile

Sweetgreen, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.