Q3 EPS Estimates for Grocery Outlet Reduced by Analyst

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Grocery Outlet in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Grocery Outlet’s current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Grocery Outlet’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Grocery Outlet from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet from $23.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Grocery Outlet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price target on shares of Grocery Outlet from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Grocery Outlet has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.25.

Grocery Outlet Stock Performance

NASDAQ GO opened at $11.99 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $15.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.61. Grocery Outlet has a 1 year low of $10.26 and a 1 year high of $29.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.08 and a beta of 0.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Steven K. Wilson sold 6,477 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total value of $73,449.18. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 173,605 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,968,680.70. The trade was a 3.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Lindsay E. Gray sold 2,741 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.34, for a total transaction of $31,082.94. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 41,448 shares in the company, valued at approximately $470,020.32. This represents a 6.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 200,000 shares of company stock worth $2,435,050 and sold 17,756 shares worth $216,892. 4.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grocery Outlet

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GO. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Grocery Outlet by 1,224.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 300,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,271,000 after purchasing an additional 277,706 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Grocery Outlet by 357.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 519,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,118,000 after acquiring an additional 406,039 shares during the period. Choreo LLC bought a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $245,000. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Grocery Outlet by 887.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 105,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 94,969 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Grocery Outlet during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $511,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.87% of the company’s stock.

Grocery Outlet Company Profile

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products.