William Blair Weighs in on Starbucks FY2025 Earnings

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Starbucks in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the coffee company will post earnings per share of $2.39 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.42. The consensus estimate for Starbucks' current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Starbucks' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on SBUX. CICC Research began coverage on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Monday, June 30th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $100.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $100.00 price target (up previously from $95.00) on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Monday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Starbucks from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Starbucks from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $76.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird restated a "neutral" rating and set a $85.00 price target (down previously from $114.00) on shares of Starbucks in a report on Monday, April 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starbucks presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $98.58.

Starbucks Stock Performance

Shares of Starbucks stock traded up $0.72 on Thursday, hitting $94.42. The stock had a trading volume of 7,219,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,933,794. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $90.87 and a 200 day moving average of $94.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $107.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.21, a PEG ratio of 6.50 and a beta of 1.02. Starbucks has a twelve month low of $72.72 and a twelve month high of $117.46.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The coffee company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.90 billion. Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 42.14% and a net margin of 8.61%. Starbucks's revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.68 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Starbucks by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,421 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR raised its stake in shares of Starbucks by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR now owns 11,312 shares of the coffee company's stock worth $1,032,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC now owns 1,014 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 2,860 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $261,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Taurus Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Starbucks by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Taurus Asset Management LLC now owns 21,895 shares of the coffee company's stock valued at $1,998,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starbucks Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.61 dividend. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Starbucks's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 88.41%.

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.