Sprouts: Upgrading to Buy — Valuation Gap and Operational Levers Point to Meaningful Upside
Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) looks cheap on multiple operating metrics relative to its growth runway and cash generation. I’m upgrading to a Buy: the setup combines a sub-9x EV/EBITDA, strong free cash flow (about $468M last reported), sub-0.1x debt/equity and a beaten-down share price that discounts a meaningful recovery in comps. Trade plan inclu…