RBC Capital Cuts Price Target on Natural Grocers (NGVC) as 1Q Results Miss Management Expectaions
RBC Capital reiterated an Outperform rating on Natural Grocers (NYSE: NGVC), and cut the price target to $29.00 (from $32.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. Natural Grocers reported 1Q comparable store sales growth of +3.6%, compared to consensus estimates of +4.5%. The company's $167.8m in revenue, missed consensus' $171.5m. However, $0.17 of EPS was in-line with estimates. The results were slightly below management expectations.
Analyst William Kirk commented, "We are still very confident in the long-term opportunity at Natural Grocers. However, the lower-than-expected first-half of FY16 puts increased pressure on back-half improvements. We believe a MSD comparable store sales grower with a compelling, profitable unit expansion opportunity is very attractive at ~7x EV/NTM EBITDA. With customers, Natural Grocers rates best (in our coverage) and in-line with highly revered Trader Joe's."
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Shares of Natural Grocers closed at $18.01 yesterday.