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Spartan Stores (SPTN) Surpasses Q4 Earnings Estimates
SPTNSpartanNash(SPTN) ZACKS·2025-02-12 14:31

Core Insights - Spartan Stores reported quarterly earnings of 0.42pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.42 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.29 per share, and showing an increase from 0.35pershareayearago,resultinginanearningssurpriseof44.830.35 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of 44.83% [1] - The company posted revenues of 2.26 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.09%, and showing a year-over-year increase from 2.25billion[2]−Thestockhasgainedapproximately2.82.25 billion [2] - The stock has gained approximately 2.8% since the beginning of the year, underperforming compared to the S&P 500's gain of 3.2% [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 0.52 on revenues of 2.85billion,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,theestimateis2.85 billion, and for the current fiscal year, the estimate is 2 on revenues of 9.82billion[7]−TheestimaterevisionstrendforSpartanStoresismixed,leadingtoaZacksRank3(Hold),indicatingexpectedperformanceinlinewiththemarketinthenearfuture[6]IndustryContext−TheFood−NaturalFoodsProductsindustry,towhichSpartanStoresbelongs,iscurrentlyrankedinthetop379.82 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Spartan Stores is mixed, leading to a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Food - Natural Foods Products industry, to which Spartan Stores belongs, is currently ranked in the top 37% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to lower-ranked industries [8] - Another company in the same industry, Sprouts Farmers, is expected to report quarterly earnings of 0.71 per share, reflecting a year-over-year change of +44.9%, with revenues anticipated to be $1.95 billion, up 14.8% from the previous year [9][10]