Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.150-0.170 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.040. The company issued revenue guidance of $118.2 million-$119.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $118.8 million. Sprout Social also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.770-0.790 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SPT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Sprout Social from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on shares of Sprout Social from $25.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Sprout Social in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Sprout Social from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on Sprout Social from $32.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.55.

Sprout Social Price Performance

Sprout Social stock traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $10.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,622,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 863,057. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. Sprout Social has a fifty-two week low of $9.46 and a fifty-two week high of $36.30. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $588.15 million, a PE ratio of -12.35 and a beta of 0.88.

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $115.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $114.86 million. Sprout Social had a negative net margin of 10.59% and a negative return on equity of 19.43%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. Sprout Social has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.770-0.790 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.150-0.170 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Sprout Social will post -0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sprout Social news, insider Justyn Russell Howard sold 20,000 shares of Sprout Social stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.22, for a total transaction of $204,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 7,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,801.74. The trade was a 72.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 70,566 shares of company stock valued at $899,581. 10.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sprout Social

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SPT. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in Sprout Social by 55.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after purchasing an additional 1,962 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Sprout Social by 2,690.2% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 6,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,000 after purchasing an additional 6,295 shares during the period. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Sprout Social during the 2nd quarter valued at about $236,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury acquired a new position in shares of Sprout Social during the second quarter worth $242,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Sprout Social in the 2nd quarter valued at about $259,000.

Sprout Social Company Profile

Sprout Social, Inc designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides cloud software for social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action.