Sprout Social, Inc. (SPT)Technology | Software - Application | Chicago, United States | NasdaqCM
11.49 USD
+0.45
(4.076%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.44 -0.05 (-0.050%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a brutal five-year trajectory where the stock has lost more than half its value, driven by four consecutive years of negative annual returns. Despite recent headlines celebrating record revenue and AI optimism, the market has punished the company relentlessly, and the balance sheet reflects this distress with negative earnings per share and negative return on equity. The forward P/E of 6.5 is misleading; it relies on future profitability that has not yet materialized, making the current price a speculative bet on a turnaround rather than a value play on a healthy business. Short-term momentum shows signs of stabilization with the price hovering near the 50-day average, and options flow suggests aggressive buyers positioning for a bounce toward $12.50. However, without a proven path to sustained profitability and a reversal of the multi-year decline, the risk of further deterioration remains high. The lack of any dividend support adds to the pressure, leaving investors entirely reliant on capital appreciation in a sector that has already priced in significant recovery. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.262047 |
| MSTL | 0.295444 |
| AutoETS | 0.303299 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.303302 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 3.16 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.472 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.67 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 20.075 |
| Revenue per Share | 8.09 |
| Market Cap | 696,204,480 |
| Forward P/E | 7.46 |
| Beta | 0.91 |
| Profit Margins | -6.13% |
| Website | https://www.sproutsocial.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on upside potential while ignoring downside protection. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at the $12.50 strike across multiple expirations, suggesting a collective bet on a rebound to the $12–$13 range. Conversely, put activity is negligible, with zero in-the-money puts held for most expirations and very low open interest at strikes below the current price. This asymmetry indicates traders view the current dip as a buying opportunity rather than a risk event.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.24655735 |
| Address1 | 131 South Dearborn Street |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 145.42 |
| All Time Low | 4.92 |
| Ask | 14.25 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,363,830 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,310,020 |
| Average Volume | 1,310,020 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,363,830 |
| Beta | 0.905 |
| Bid | 8.32 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 3.772 |
| City | Chicago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.49 |
| Current Ratio | 1.026 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 11.66 |
| Day Low | 11.01 |
| Debt To Equity | 20.075 |
| Display Name | Sprout Social |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | -14,106,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.02928 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -44.106 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.291 |
| Enterprise Value | 622,157,504 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.12822 |
| Eps Forward | 1.5398 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.52 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.7045 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.7854996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.32000685 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -24.655735 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.705 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.215 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2683859 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.5699997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3353658 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.92 - 15.705 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,576,247,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 53,889,502 |
| Forward Eps | 1.5398 |
| Forward P E | 7.4620075 |
| Free Cashflow | 104,006,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,362 |
| Fullday Change | 0.45 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 4.07609 |
| Fullday Price | 11.44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.77445 |
| Gross Profits | 373,151,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.024920002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96983004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 60,592,212 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Sprout Social, Inc. designs, develops, and operates a web-based social media management platform in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides cloud software for social messaging, data and workflows in a unified system of record, intelligence, and action. It offers AI-powered solutions, such as publishing and scheduling, social customer care, reporting and analytics, social listening and business intelligence, reputation management, social commerce, influencer marketing, predictive media intelligence, employee advocacy, and automation and workflows. In addition, the company provides smart inbox, comprehensive case management, social customer relationship management, social monitoring and alerts, customer service tools, and automation; and centralized content planning, creation, and publishing, automated scheduling, content performance reporting, suggested content, message approval workflows, publishing permissions and governance, and content and asset libraries. Further, it offers social media; content performance, customer service and team, custom report builder, and reporting API; and market research, brand health, competitive insights, consumer trends, and product feedback; and reputation and review management, mobile applications, and chat bot creation and management. Additionally, the company offers professional services consisting of consulting and training services. It serves social and community management; public relations; marketing; influencer marketing; customer service and care; commerce, sales and customer acquisition; recruiting and hiring, product development, and business strategy; and small-and-medium-sized businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises, marketing agencies, government, non-profit, and educational institutions. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Sprout Social, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 696,204,480 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_105773546 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -29,547,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 668,029,136 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 11.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | 53,917,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.024419999 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.08 |
| Phone | 866 878 3231 |
| Post Market Change | -0.05000019 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.43516266 |
| Post Market Price | 11.44 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,573 |
| Previous Close | 11.04 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.184184 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.0461292 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4449352 |
| Profit Margins | -0.06132 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.839 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.45 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.07609 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.66 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.01 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.01 - 11.66 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.49 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,605,030 |
| Return On Assets | -0.03571 |
| Return On Equity | -0.14305 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.108 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.09 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 55,022,855 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0635 |
| Shares Short | 3,847,327 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,460,811 |
| Short Name | Sprout Social, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.081099994 |
| Short Ratio | 3.22 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | SPT |
| Target High Price | 14.0 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.44444 |
| Target Median Price | 11.0 |
| Total Cash | 119,929,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.979 |
| Total Debt | 45,882,000 |
| Total Revenue | 481,824,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.52 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.0779 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.120225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.3697748 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.4149854 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,605,030 |
| Website | https://www.sproutsocial.com |
| Zip | 60,603 |