SpartanNash Q4 Earnings Preview

On Wednesday, SpartanNash SPTN will release its latest earnings report. Decipher the announcement with Benzinga's help.

Earnings and Revenue

SpartanNash earnings will be near 41 cents per share on sales of $1.94 billion, according to analysts.

SpartanNash earnings in the same period a year ago were 53 cents per share. Quarterly sales came in at $1.82 billion. If the company were to report inline earnings when it publishes results Wednesday, earnings would be down 22.64 percent. Revenue would be up 6.13 percent from the year-ago period.

The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of SpartanNash have declined 40.31 percent. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are probably a little upset going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already wary of 12-month losses prior to the announcement.

Analysts have adjusted their estimates lower for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The average rating by analysts on SpartanNash stock is a Neutral. The validity of this rating has risen over the past 90 days.