CSM Advisors LLC Sells 50,685 Shares of Starbucks Corporation $SBUX

CSM Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) by 72.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,650 shares of the coffee company’s stock after selling 50,685 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC’s holdings in Starbucks were worth $1,661,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 3.2% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 433,112 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $36,576,000 after acquiring an additional 13,262 shares in the last quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Starbucks in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $6,099,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in Starbucks by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 548,768 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $46,426,000 after purchasing an additional 16,428 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp purchased a new stake in Starbucks during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,491,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Starbucks by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 113,438,902 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $9,596,931,000 after purchasing an additional 577,279 shares in the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Starbucks Price Performance

NASDAQ:SBUX opened at $97.82 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $111.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.84, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.93. Starbucks Corporation has a 1-year low of $75.50 and a 1-year high of $104.82. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $95.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.39.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on SBUX. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Starbucks in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays set a $116.00 target price on Starbucks and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $103.00 price target (up from $100.00) on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $113.00 price target on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.22.

Key Headlines Impacting Starbucks

Here are the key news stories impacting Starbucks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seasonal and limited-time offers (like Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice) remain powerful traffic drivers for retailers and restaurants, reinforcing Starbucks’ ability to monetize recurring product cycles and drive same-store traffic. Coca‑Cola brings exclusive new soda to Walmart
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum measures have spiked this week after public pushback against a sugar-safety probe, suggesting short-term buying interest and improved market sentiment around the coffee category. That can support near-term stock strength. Starbucks’ Momentum Score Spikes
• Neutral Sentiment: Starbucks is showing up in Nasdaq retail conversations, which raises visibility among index/ETF flows but doesn’t guarantee fundamentals will change. Attention can help liquidity but is mixed for valuation pressure. Starbucks Emerges In Nasdaq Index Retail Conversations
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reviews of Q4 2025 performance place Starbucks among notable chains in the winners/losers conversation — useful competitive context but not an immediate stock catalyst on its own. Q4 2025’s restaurant winners and losers
• Neutral Sentiment: Guggenheim kept a Neutral rating but adjusted its forecasts and modestly raised the price target — a vote of cautious confidence that may temper both bullish and bearish moves until guidance clarity improves. Guggenheim Maintains Neutral Rating on Starbucks
• Negative Sentiment: A reported data breach occurred about six weeks ago; initial reports say customers were largely unaffected, but any breach raises operational and reputational risk and can create short-term selling pressure. Data Breach Hits Starbucks
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals: Starbucks missed EPS last quarter (reported $0.56 vs. $0.59 est.), posted modest revenue growth, and carries a high P/E multiple — factors that increase sensitivity to execution risk and likely weigh on the stock until earnings or guidance outperformance arrives.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Brady Brewer sold 1,641 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.12, for a total value of $159,373.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 86,605 shares in the company, valued at $8,411,077.60. This represents a 1.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Sara Kelly sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.12, for a total value of $242,800.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 59,609 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,789,226.08. This trade represents a 4.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 4,729 shares of company stock valued at $460,974. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

About Starbucks

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.