Sweetgreen Gains Following Goldman Sachs Upgrade

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Investing.com — Shares of Sweetgreen Inc (NYSE:SG) rose 10% after positive comments on the company from Goldman Sachs analyst Jared Garber.

The analyst hosted an investor meeting with the company’s co-founder and CEO, Jonathan Neman, CFO Mitch Reback, and investor relations head Rebecca Nounou. 

Sweetgreen recently reported fourth-quarter earnings, posting impressive sales growth and a positive outlook.

Garber told investors that the meeting was “broadly constructive” and that “Sweetgreen continues to execute on its leading unit growth.

“Top-line trends broadly recovered in February from challenges in Dec/Jan from the Omicron wave, and management was positive on the pace of urban recovery (particularly NYC) as markets re-open and return-to-work trends accelerate,” explained the analyst.

Goldman’s is “incrementally positive on SG’s growth strategy and vision to develop a leading restaurant-lifestyle brand,” he concluded.