Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Competitors

Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor SFM or JD?

In the previous week, JD.com had 1 more articles in the media than Sprouts Farmers Market. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for JD.com and 17 mentions for Sprouts Farmers Market. Sprouts Farmers Market's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat JD.com's score of 0.66 indicating that Sprouts Farmers Market is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprouts Farmers Market	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JD.com	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SFM or JD?

JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than Sprouts Farmers Market. JD.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprouts Farmers Market, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market	$7.42B	1.88	$258.86M	$3.46	40.25
JD.com	$152.77B	0.40	$3.40B	$3.16	12.34

Which has more volatility & risk, SFM or JD?

Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD.com has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SFM or JD more profitable?

Sprouts Farmers Market has a net margin of 4.73% compared to JD.com's net margin of 3.12%. Sprouts Farmers Market's return on equity of 28.24% beat JD.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprouts Farmers Market	4.73%	28.24%	10.18%
JD.com	3.12%	14.53%	6.71%

Do analysts prefer SFM or JD?

Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus target price of $118.40, indicating a potential downside of 14.97%. JD.com has a consensus target price of $41.36, indicating a potential upside of 6.04%. Given JD.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JD.com is more favorable than Sprouts Farmers Market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprouts Farmers Market	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
JD.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SFM or JD?

16.0% of JD.com shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sprouts Farmers Market shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of JD.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SFM or JD?

JD.com received 353 more outperform votes than Sprouts Farmers Market when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.17% of users gave JD.com an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Sprouts Farmers Market an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sprouts Farmers Market	Outperform Votes 672 61.54%	Underperform Votes 420 38.46%
JD.com	Outperform Votes 1025 67.17%	Underperform Votes 501 32.83%

Summary

JD.com beats Sprouts Farmers Market on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.