Q2 Earnings Estimate for Sweetgreen Issued By William Blair

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Sweetgreen in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 20th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.09) 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 FY2025 earnings at ($0.52) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.49) EPS.

Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.02). Sweetgreen had a negative net margin of 13.27% and a negative return on equity of 18.82%. The company had revenue of $173.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.67 million. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.22) earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on Sweetgreen from $45.00 to $41.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Sweetgreen in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Sweetgreen in a report on Friday, November 8th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of Sweetgreen in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective 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. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sweetgreen currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.20.

Sweetgreen Trading Down 4.5 %

Shares of NYSE SG opened at $29.13 on Thursday. Sweetgreen has a 52-week low of $10.09 and a 52-week high of $45.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $35.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.85.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sweetgreen

In other news, insider Adrienne Gemperle sold 5,372 shares of Sweetgreen stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.05, for a total transaction of $182,916.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 107,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,654,007.65. The trade was a 4.77 % 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, CFO Mitch Reback sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.13, for a total value of $265,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 350,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,628,000.53. This trade represents a 2.23 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 648,838 shares of company stock worth $25,065,773 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 21.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sweetgreen

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sweetgreen in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $279,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Sweetgreen by 795.0% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 101,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,062,000 after acquiring an additional 90,235 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Sweetgreen by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,763,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,151,000 after acquiring an additional 39,823 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado purchased a new position in shares of Sweetgreen in the 2nd quarter valued at $285,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Sweetgreen during the 2nd quarter worth $1,019,000. 95.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.