Starbucks Corporation $SBUX Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Key Points

• Blair William & Co. IL reduced its stake in Starbucks by 16.5% in Q3, selling 180,042 shares and now owning 913,850 shares valued at about $77.3 million.
• Starbucks reported Q results with $0.56 EPS (missed estimates by $0.03) while revenue came in at $9.92 billion, up 5.5% year-over-year, and provided FY2026 EPS guidance of $2.15–$2.40.
• Analysts collectively have a "Moderate Buy" consensus on SBUX with an average price target of $104.22 (17 Buys, 10 Holds, 2 Sells).

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its stake in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX - Free Report) by 16.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 913,850 shares of the coffee company's stock after selling 180,042 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL owned 0.08% of Starbucks worth $77,312,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cooper Haims Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Starbucks by 3.0% in the second quarter. Cooper Haims Advisors LLC now owns 3,749 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its stake in Starbucks by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 5,288 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $447,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Starbucks by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,004 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $931,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR boosted its holdings in Starbucks by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR now owns 11,437 shares of the coffee company's stock worth $968,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Starbucks by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,765 shares of the coffee company's stock worth $345,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on SBUX. Guggenheim restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $95.00 target price (up from $90.00) on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Starbucks from $86.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. New Street Research set a $90.00 price target on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a "buy" rating and set a $105.00 price target on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $104.22.

Starbucks Stock Performance

NASDAQ SBUX opened at $98.99 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $93.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.93. Starbucks Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $75.50 and a fifty-two week high of $106.86.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX - Get Free Report) last issued 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). The company had revenue of $9.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.62 billion. Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 28.66% and a net margin of 3.63%.The firm's revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.69 earnings per share. Starbucks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Starbucks Corporation will post 2.99 EPS for the current year.

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.

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