Fresh Market (Nasdaq: TFM) is expected to report Q1 earnings on May 29. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Fresh Market's revenues will increase 13.8% and EPS will expand 10.0%.

The average estimate for revenue is $369.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.44.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Fresh Market logged revenue of $369.9 million. GAAP reported sales were 15% higher than the prior-year quarter's $320.8 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, EPS came in at $0.43. GAAP EPS of $0.43 for Q4 were 13% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.38 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 34.0%, 30 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.3%, 90 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.6%, 10 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.54 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.54.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 134 members out of 147 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 47 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 41 give Fresh Market a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Fresh Market is outperform, with an average price target of $57.60.

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