Sprouts Farmers Market vs Weis Markets
SFM and WMK side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SFM and WMK compare
Sprouts Farmers Market is the larger company, worth 2.5 times as much as Weis Markets ($4.6B against $1.8B).
On earnings, Sprouts Farmers Market is cheaper: it trades at 9.5× trailing earnings, against 18.5× for Weis Markets.
Sprouts Farmers Market grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.2% versus 4.7% for Weis Markets).
Sprouts Farmers Market keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.6% compared with 2.0% at Weis Markets.
Weis Markets pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; Sprouts Farmers Market does not pay one.
Sprouts Farmers Market scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 17 for Weis Markets), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SFM | WMK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.6B | $1.8B |
| Share price | $49.70 | $74.41 |
| Change, 1 year | −52.5% | 15.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 106% | 18.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 0.19 |
| Employees | 36K | 22K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.5× (better) | 18.5× |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.3× (better) | 6.4× |
| P/FCF | 13.0× (better) | 47.1× |
| PEG | 0.31 | – |
| FCF yield | 7.7% (better) | 2.1% |
| Fair value | $82.15 | $77.09 |
| Margin of safety | 39.5% (better) | 3.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.2% (better) | 4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.4% (better) | 3.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 3.7% (better) | −3.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 7.4% (better) | 4.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 16.9% (better) | −3.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.7% (better) | 25.5% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% (better) | 2.5% |
| Net margin | 5.6% (better) | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | 4.0% (better) | 0.77% |
| Return on equity | 35.2% (better) | 7.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 42.3% (better) | 8.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2479× |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 2.03 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.78 | 5.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 33.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.9% |
| Buyback yield | 8.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.4% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | 46.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.83% | 31.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$20.8M | $32.8K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.5% | 16.3% |
Go deeper
- SFM stock overview
- SFM income statement
- SFM valuation and score
- WMK stock overview
- WMK income statement
- WMK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.