Sweetgreen
About: Sweetgreen Inc is a mission-driven, next-generation restaurant and lifestyle brand that serves healthy food at scale. Its bold vision is to be as ubiquitous as traditional fast food, but with the transparency and quality that consumers increasingly expect. It is creating plant-forward, seasonal, and earth-friendly meals from fresh ingredients and produce that prioritizes organic, regenerative, and local sourcing.
Employees: 6,407
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 2 (+1) [Q1 2025]
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 83
8.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 98.71% [Q4 2024] → 107.51% (+8.8%) [Q1 2025]
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $87.6M | Put options by funds: $83.5M
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 290 [Q4 2024] → 257 (-33) [Q1 2025]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.27B [Q4 2024] → $2.83B (-$439M) [Q1 2025]
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 76
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$15
19%
upside
Avg. target
$22
76%
upside
High target
$30
138%
upside
8 analyst ratings
3 positive
38%
5 neutral
63%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Jeffrey Bernstein | 27%upside $16 | Equal-Weight Initiated | 6 Jun 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Christine Cho | 19%upside $15 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Jun 2025 |
TD Securities Andrew Charles | 99%upside $25 | Buy Reiterated | 15 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Rahul Krotthapalli | 59%upside $20 | Neutral Maintained | 12 May 2025 |
Oppenheimer Brian Bittner | 131%upside $29 | Outperform Maintained | 9 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about SG published over the past 30 days
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
3 Top Stocks to Buy With $3,000 Right Now
Companies that succeed in tapping into massive market opportunities can lead to handsome gains for their shareholders. As an investor, ignoring the short-term noise and staying focused on the company's opportunity will help you succeed in building wealth in the stock market.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Should You Invest in Sweetgreen (SG) Based on Bullish Wall Street Views?
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Billionaires Ken Griffin and Israel Englander Are Buying a Beaten-Down Growth Stock -- and It Could Turn $10,000 Into $100,000
Sweetgreen (SG 0.97%) is one of the more disruptive companies in the retail/restaurant industry today.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Sweetgreen to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE: SG) today announced that the company will present at the following investor conferences: TD Cowen 9th Annual Future of the Consumer Conference on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The fireside chat will be held that day at 8:45am ET. William Blair 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The fireside chat will be held that day at 10:40am CT. Live webcasts and replays of the fireside chats will be available at investor.sweetgreen.
Positive
Benzinga
3 weeks ago
Top 3 Consumer Stocks Which Could Rescue Your Portfolio This Quarter
The most oversold stocks in the consumer discretionary sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Sweetgreen to Make Its Arkansas Debut, Expanding Presence in the Southern U.S.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand known for connecting people to real food, today announced its planned market entry in Arkansas—a significant step in its expansion across the southern United States. The brand will open in Fayetteville later this year, with a second location to follow at Walmart's New Home Office in Bentonville. “Northwest Arkansas is quickly becoming a hub for innovation and growth, and we're excited to be part of it,” said Christoph.
Positive
The Motley Fool
4 weeks ago
Sweetgreen Is Betting It All on Store Growth
Sweetgreen (SG -1.51%) is a young restaurant chain that aims to grow in the years ahead, but it's important to know that financial results for this type of business need to be assessed in a particular way. For example, the company's first quarter appears to have been reasonably strong, with the top line expanding by 5.4%.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Is It Worth Investing in Sweetgreen (SG) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Sweetgreen: A Diamond In The Rough At 52-Week Lows (Upgrade)
Shares of Sweetgreen, Inc. fell more than 15% after reporting Q1 results, bringing YTD losses to above 50%. The company swung to a decline in same-store sales growth, noting as well that traffic has worsened in April following tariff announcements. Still, I see plenty of white space for expansion of the Sweetgreen chain, while current macroeconomic pressures should be temporary in nature.
Positive
Yahoo Finance
1 month ago
Why this analyst says restaurants are 'relatively well' set up for an economic slowdown
Texas Roadhouse stock is up after reporting mixed earnings results. Citi director and restaurant analyst Jon Tower explains how consumer behavior and macroeconomic headwinds are shaping the restaurant industry.
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