Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$97.07 -2.21 (-2.23%)

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$97.13 +0.06 (+0.06%)

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Starbucks - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 28 Analyst Ratings

Sell
3

Hold
6

Buy
19

Based on 28 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Starbucks in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 28 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, 18 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for SBUX.

Consensus Price Target

$106.12
9.32% Upside

According to the 28 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Starbucks, the average price target is $106.12. The highest price target for SBUX is $125.00, while the lowest price target for SBUX is $76.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.32% from the current price of $97.07.

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SBUX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 3/24/24 to 3/24/25	1 Month Ago 2/23/24 to 2/22/25	3 Months Ago 12/25/23 to 12/24/24	1 Year Ago 3/25/23 to 3/24/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)
Sell	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$106.12	$105.33	$103.77	$110.05
Forecasted Upside	9.32% Upside	-5.74% Downside	15.41% Upside	21.32% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

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SBUX Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SBUX Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Starbucks Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Starbucks	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.61	2.54	2.54
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	9.32% Upside	53.97% Upside	18.90% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent SBUX News	Positive News	Positive News

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Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
3/18/2025	Argus 2 of 5 stars	J. Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$115.00	+16.07%
2/25/2025	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Zachary Fadem Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$115.00 ➝ $125.00	+10.40%
1/29/2025	BMO Capital Markets 4 of 5 stars	Andrew Strelzik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$110.00 ➝ $115.00	+7.34%
1/29/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Dennis Geiger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$98.00 ➝ $105.00	-0.22%
1/29/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$119.00 ➝ $124.00	+23.43%
1/29/2025	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Nick Setyan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$95.00 ➝ $100.00	-0.46%
1/27/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Chris O'Cull Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$110.00 ➝ $114.00	+15.36%
1/24/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	L. Reich Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$115.00 ➝ $115.00	+16.69%
11/13/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Sell	$84.00 ➝ $77.00	-22.06%
11/11/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Charles Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$110.00 ➝ $110.00	+12.76%
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10/31/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$96.00 ➝ $99.00	+1.33%
10/22/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$118.00 ➝ $117.00	+20.54%
10/17/2024	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Saleh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$100.00 ➝ $115.00	+20.94%
10/16/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$98.00 ➝ $115.00	+21.00%
9/30/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$90.00 ➝ $105.00	+8.61%
9/26/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Gargiulo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$92.00 ➝ $115.00	+20.27%
9/24/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Underperform	$80.00 ➝ $76.00	-20.40%
8/26/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
8/21/2024	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell	$85.00	-8.61%
8/14/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$85.00 ➝ $118.00	+23.04%
8/14/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Palmer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$80.00 ➝ $120.00	+25.13%
8/13/2024	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Tarantino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/13/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Mullan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$85.00 ➝ $103.00	+8.52%
8/13/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$81.00 ➝ $110.00	+42.80%
6/13/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$100.00	+25.98%
5/3/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$107.00 ➝ $84.00	+14.90%
5/1/2024	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Zackfia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
4/19/2024	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$100.00 ➝ $91.00	+4.07%
1/31/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$110.00	+16.92%
1/16/2024	Gordon Haskett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$100.00	+8.72%
5/3/2023	51job Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
5/3/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$122.00 ➝ $128.00	+11.83%
4/10/2023	OTR Global Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Mixed ➝ Positive

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Should I Buy Starbucks Stock? SBUX Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Starbucks pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Starbucks
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Starbucks Co.:

Starbucks Co. has a strong consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, indicating positive sentiment and potential for stock appreciation.
The company is projected to post earnings per share (EPS) of 2.99 for the current fiscal year, suggesting solid profitability and growth potential.
Recent upgrades from multiple analysts, including a price target increase to $115.00 by BMO Capital Markets, reflect confidence in the company's future performance.
Starbucks Co. reported a quarterly EPS of $0.69, exceeding the consensus estimate, which demonstrates its ability to outperform market expectations.
The current stock price is around $106.12, which is close to the average target price set by analysts, indicating that it may be a good entry point for investors.

Starbucks
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Starbucks Co. for these reasons:

Starbucks Co. has a negative return on equity of 44.97%, which may raise concerns about the company's efficiency in generating profits from shareholders' equity.
Despite recent positive earnings, the company posted a lower EPS of $0.90 during the same period last year, indicating a decline in year-over-year performance.
Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, suggesting that there are significant concerns among some market participants regarding the company's future.
The net margin of 9.73% may be viewed as relatively low, which could indicate challenges in managing costs and maximizing profitability.
Market volatility and economic uncertainties could impact consumer spending at Starbucks Co., potentially affecting future sales and earnings growth.

SBUX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 28 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Starbucks is $106.12, with a high forecast of $125.00 and a low forecast of $76.00.
: 28 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Starbucks in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings, 18 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SBUX shares.
: According to analysts, Starbucks's stock has a predicted upside of 9.32% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Starbucks's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Starbucks has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Canada, Stifel Nicolaus, UBS Group, Wedbush, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Starbucks more than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating score for Starbucks is 2.61 while the average consensus rating score for "retail/wholesale" companies is 2.54. Learn more on how SBUX compares to other companies.

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Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Forecast & Price Target