Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) Receives $104.31 Average Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation and seventeen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.2222.

A number of research firms recently commented on SBUX. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Zacks Research upgraded Starbucks from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Starbucks in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th.

Institutional Trading of Starbucks

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Union Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of Starbucks in the 4th quarter worth about $154,000. Bayban purchased a new position in Starbucks in the fourth quarter valued at about $196,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Starbucks during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $108,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Starbucks by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 12,385 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SHP Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Starbucks in the 4th quarter worth approximately $152,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Starbucks Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of SBUX opened at $98.99 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $112.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.93. Starbucks has a 12 month low of $75.50 and a 12 month high of $106.86. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $93.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $87.90.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The coffee company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $9.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.62 billion. Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 28.66% and a net margin of 3.63%.Starbucks’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.69 EPS. Starbucks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.400 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Starbucks will post 2.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Starbucks Company Profile

Starbucks Corporation is a global coffeehouse chain and roaster that operates, licenses and franchises coffee shops and related retail businesses. Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker, the company grew from a single store focused on whole-bean coffee and equipment into a broad consumer-facing brand. Howard Schultz, who joined the company later and served in senior leadership roles, is widely credited with transforming Starbucks into a mass-market specialty coffee retailer and expanding its footprint internationally.

Starbucks’ core activities center on the retail sale of hot and cold specialty beverages, whole-bean and packaged coffees, teas and ready-to-drink products, along with complementary food items and merchandise such as mugs and brewing equipment.