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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) stock, explained like you're 5
Sprouts Farmers Market trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker SFM. It is a mid cap company in the food chains industry, part of the consumer defensive sector, with a market value of about 6.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- SFM
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Food Chains
- Size
- Mid cap, about 6.1 billion dollars
Is Sprouts Farmers Market a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Sprouts Farmers Market is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 6.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Sprouts Farmers Market makes money
- Selling everyday goods such as food, drinks and household items.
- Brands that people keep buying in good times and bad.
- Stores and distribution.
What moves SFM stock
- Costs for ingredients, packaging and shipping.
- Whether shoppers trade down to cheaper brands.
- Steady dividends and market mood, since these stocks are seen as safer.
In the news lately
- Michael Burry Just Bought Sprouts Farmers Market, Making It a "Full Position." Should You Follow? (Yahoo Finance)
- Michael Burry Just Bought Sprouts Farmers Market, Making It a "Full Position." Should You Follow? (The Motley Fool)
- Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Expands Shipt Delivery Reach, Is The Stock Undervalued? (Simply Wall Street)
- JPMorgan cuts target to USD 90.00 for Sprouts Farmers Market stock (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Sprouts (SFM): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? (Yahoo Finance)
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Questions about Sprouts Farmers Market stock
What does Sprouts Farmers Market do?
Sprouts Farmers Market trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker SFM. It is a mid cap company in the food chains industry, part of the consumer defensive sector, with a market value of about 6.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Sprouts Farmers Market?
Sprouts Farmers Market trades under the ticker SFM on the Nasdaq.
What is Sprouts Farmers Market's market cap?
Sprouts Farmers Market is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 6.1 billion dollars.
How does Sprouts Farmers Market make money?
Selling everyday goods such as food, drinks and household items. Brands that people keep buying in good times and bad. Stores and distribution.
What moves SFM stock?
Costs for ingredients, packaging and shipping. Whether shoppers trade down to cheaper brands. Steady dividends and market mood, since these stocks are seen as safer.
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