William Blair Issues Negative Outlook for Starbucks Earnings

Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Starbucks in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 25th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the coffee company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Starbucks' current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Starbucks' FY2025 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The coffee company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.01. Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 44.97% and a net margin of 9.73%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS.

SBUX has been the subject of several other reports. Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of Starbucks from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Barclays raised their price objective on Starbucks from $119.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Starbucks from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Starbucks from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starbucks has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $106.12.

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Starbucks Stock Down 1.1 %

SBUX stock traded down $1.12 during trading on Thursday, hitting $97.73. 8,065,958 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,113,862. Starbucks has a 1 year low of $71.55 and a 1 year high of $117.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $111.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.53, a PEG ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $105.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.54.

Institutional Trading of Starbucks

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SBUX. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 111,106,209 shares of the coffee company's stock worth $10,138,442,000 after purchasing an additional 784,432 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Starbucks by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 54,924,230 shares of the coffee company's stock worth $5,011,796,000 after buying an additional 9,174,682 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Starbucks by 1.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,974,407 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $4,482,045,000 after purchasing an additional 437,218 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Starbucks by 27.0% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 25,128,649 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $2,292,989,000 after buying an additional 5,348,790 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Starbucks by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 24,826,001 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $2,259,516,000 after acquiring an additional 548,245 shares during the period. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items.