Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Updates 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SPT traded down $0.68 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.25. The company had a trading volume of 702,184 shares, compared to its average volume of 552,959. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Sprout Social has a twelve month low of $25.05 and a twelve month high of $65.32. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $31.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.56 billion, a PE ratio of -22.71 and a beta of 1.06.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on SPT shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Sprout Social from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Sprout Social from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Oppenheimer lowered 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. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Sprout Social in a research report on Monday, November 18th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $28.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Sprout Social in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.58.

Insider Activity at Sprout Social

In other Sprout Social news, CEO Ryan Paul Barretto sold 13,465 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.45, for a total value of $423,474.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 546,343 shares in the company, valued at $17,182,487.35. The trade was a 2.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Karen Walker sold 5,000 shares of Sprout Social stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.24, for a total value of $171,200.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 35,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,221,169.60. The trade was a 12.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 120,265 shares of company stock worth $3,837,006. 10.97% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sprout Social Company Profile

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.