In the latest close session, Sweetgreen, Inc. (SG) was up +1.39% at $10.18. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.41%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.07%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.11%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 39.06% over the past month, outpacing the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 3.83% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.46%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Sweetgreen, Inc. in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on November 5, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Sweetgreen, Inc. to post earnings of -$0.28 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 3.7%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $168.56 million, down 2.22% from the prior-year quarter.
SG's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.34 per share and revenue of $681.98 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +129.82% and +0.37%, respectively.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Sweetgreen, Inc. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Currently, Sweetgreen, Inc. is carrying a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Looking at valuation, Sweetgreen, Inc. is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 29.53. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 20.65, so one might conclude that Sweetgreen, Inc. is trading at a premium comparatively.
We can also see that SG currently has a PEG ratio of 2.13. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Retail - Restaurants industry held an average PEG ratio of 1.8.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 96, which puts it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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