Roth Capital Predicts Reduced Earnings for Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) – Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Grocery Outlet in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Grocery Outlet’s current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Grocery Outlet’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on GO. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Grocery Outlet from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $12.00 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Bank of America cut their target price on Grocery Outlet from $20.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Grocery Outlet from $21.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Grocery Outlet from $13.00 to $10.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lowered their target price on shares of Grocery Outlet from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.25.

Grocery Outlet Stock Performance

Shares of Grocery Outlet stock opened at $11.32 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 1.46. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.91. The company has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.20, a PEG ratio of 9.08 and a beta of 0.32. Grocery Outlet has a one year low of $10.26 and a one year high of $29.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Grocery Outlet by 76.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 722 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in shares of Grocery Outlet in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in Grocery Outlet during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in Grocery Outlet by 276.3% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 2,036 shares in the last quarter. 99.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Grocery Outlet news, CFO Christopher M. Miller purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $11.68 per share, for a total transaction of $116,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $116,800. This represents a ? increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Erik D. Ragatz bought 165,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $12.25 per share, for a total transaction of $2,021,250.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 201,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,468,375. This represents a 452.05 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 200,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,435,050. Company insiders own 4.50% 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.