Shares of Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX – Get Free Report) traded down 0.3% during mid-day trading on Wednesday after Citigroup lowered their price target on the stock from $99.00 to $96.00. Citigroup currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Starbucks traded as low as $93.69 and last traded at $96.57. 8,624,725 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 11,329,097 shares. The stock had previously closed at $96.82.
Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird upgraded Starbucks from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $81.00 to $110.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Starbucks from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $92.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 target price on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Baird R W raised Starbucks from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $102.48.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Starbucks
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in Starbucks by 45.5% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 2,024 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 633 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in Starbucks by 18.7% in the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 22,345 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $2,042,000 after buying an additional 3,516 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC lifted its position in Starbucks by 4.0% during the first quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 5,539 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $506,000 after buying an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its stake in Starbucks by 21.6% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 9,929 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $907,000 after buying an additional 1,766 shares during the period. Finally, ERn Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Starbucks by 4.1% in the first quarter. ERn Financial LLC now owns 4,514 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $413,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.
Starbucks Stock Performance
The company’s fifty day moving average is $95.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.89. The firm has a market cap of $110.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.97.
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The coffee company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93. Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 49.38% and a net margin of 11.16%. The company had revenue of $9.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.00 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Starbucks Co. will post 3.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Starbucks Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a $0.61 dividend. This is an increase from Starbucks’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.50%. Starbucks’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.81%.
Starbucks Company Profile
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.
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