Sprout Social Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

SPT Stock  USD 23.97  0.40  1.70%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Sprout Social is 'Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Sprout Social given historical horizon and risk tolerance. When we issue a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Sprout Social, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Under hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

FrailDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Sprout Social has a Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.14), Jensen Alpha of (0.36), Total Risk Alpha of (0.12) and Treynor Ratio of (0.62)
Our trade recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Sprout Social. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Sprout Social is not overpriced, please validate all Sprout Social fundamentals, including its book value per share, and the relationship between the net income and number of employees . Given that Sprout Social has a number of shares shorted of 4.98 M, we advise you to double-check Sprout Social market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your current risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Sprout Social Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Sprout Social generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
The company reported the last year's revenue of 405.91 M. Reported Net Loss for the year was (61.97 M) with profit before taxes, overhead, and interest of 314.5 M.
Sprout Social has a frail financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
Over 99.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from globenewswire.com: SHAREHOLDER ALERT Kaskela Law LLC Announces Shareholder Investigation of Sprout Social, Inc. and Encourages Long-Term SPT Investors to Contact the Firm

Sprout Social Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Sprout Social's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Sprout Social's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Sprout Social daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Sprout Social price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Sprout Social returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Sprout Social.
Mean Return
-0.43
Value At Risk
-4.31
Potential Upside
4.34
Standard Deviation
2.53
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Sprout Social historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Sprout Stock Institutional Investors

The Sprout Social's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Sprout Social's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Panagora Asset Management Inc2024-12-31
204.8 K
Note, although Sprout Social's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Sprout Social Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change In Cash(20.8M)(7.4M)(27.2M)(26.2M)36.7M38.6M
Free Cash Flow(15.4M)13.9M8.8M4.4M26.3M27.6M
Depreciation5.3M4.7M4.9M8.2M10.0M6.0M
Other Non Cash Items7.9M12.4M19.2M25.9M(6.1M)(5.7M)
Capital Expenditures4.0M926K1.8M2.1M3.0M2.1M
Net Income(31.7M)(28.7M)(50.2M)(66.4M)(62.0M)(65.1M)
End Period Cash Flow114.5M107.1M79.9M53.7M90.4M84.6M
Change To Netincome27.5M13.1M23.1M48.9M56.3M59.1M

Sprout Social Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Sprout Social or Software sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Sprout Social's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Sprout stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.36
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.70
σ
Overall volatility
2.25
Ir
Information ratio -0.13

Sprout Social Volatility Alert

Sprout Social exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 0.44 and kurtosis of 0.71. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Sprout Social's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Sprout Social's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Sprout Social Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Sprout Social's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Sprout Social's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Sprout Social and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Sprout Social or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Sprout Social's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Sprout Social by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Sprout Social to competition
FundamentalsSprout SocialPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.4-0.31
Return On Asset-0.0869-0.14
Profit Margin(0.15) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin(0.1) %(5.51) %
Current Valuation1.34 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding51.32 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders1.50 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions98.50 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted4.98 M4.71 M
Price To Book8.32 X9.51 X
Price To Sales3.41 X11.42 X
Revenue405.91 M9.43 B
Gross Profit314.5 M27.38 B
EBITDA(45.91 M)3.9 B
Net Income(61.97 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents173.76 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.18 X5.01 X
Total Debt18.29 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.17 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.96 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share3.24 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations26.32 M971.22 M
Short Ratio6.90 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(1.09) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth0.44 X4.89 X
Target Price32.08
Number Of Employees1.32 K18.84 K
Beta1.11-0.15
Market Capitalization1.38 B19.03 B
Total Asset428.34 M29.47 B
Retained Earnings(354.38 M)9.33 B
Working Capital(10.54 M)1.48 B
Net Asset428.34 M
Note: Acquisition by Del Preto Joseph of 118613 shares of Sprout Social subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Sprout Social Market Momentum

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