What is William Blair’s Estimate for Sweetgreen Q1 Earnings?

Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE:SG) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sweetgreen in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.23) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.17). The consensus estimate for Sweetgreen’s current full-year earnings is ($0.74) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Sweetgreen’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.59) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.58) EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. UBS Group decreased their target price on Sweetgreen from $45.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Sweetgreen from $43.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of Sweetgreen in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Sweetgreen in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price target on Sweetgreen from $39.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sweetgreen presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.27.

Sweetgreen Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:SG opened at $21.43 on Monday. Sweetgreen has a fifty-two week low of $17.26 and a fifty-two week high of $45.12. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.87. The firm has a market cap of $2.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.47 and a beta of 2.37.

Insider Activity at Sweetgreen

In other Sweetgreen news, CEO Jonathan Neman sold 33,444 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.16, for a total value of $1,343,111.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,930,228 shares in the company, valued at $77,517,956.48. This represents a 1.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Nicolas Jammet sold 33,598 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.14, for a total value of $1,348,623.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,930,233 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,479,552.62. The trade was a 1.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 433,013 shares of company stock worth $16,439,025. 21.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sweetgreen

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Sweetgreen during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,492,000. Forum Financial Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Sweetgreen by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 8,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 1,209 shares in the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Sweetgreen during the 4th quarter worth approximately $395,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sweetgreen by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 226,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,263,000 after acquiring an additional 35,276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Spyglass Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sweetgreen by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Spyglass Capital Management LLC now owns 2,296,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,638,000 after acquiring an additional 246,283 shares in the last quarter. 95.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sweetgreen

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.