Starbucks Company Profile (NASDAQ:SBUX)

Starbucks trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SBUX."

Starbucks announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, May 26th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 9th. View Starbucks' Dividend History.

Starbucks's stock split on the morning of Thursday, April 9th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 8th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of Starbucks stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45. The business earned $5.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.42 billion. Starbucks had a return on equity of 51.45% and a net margin of 13.30%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. View Starbucks' Earnings History.

Starbucks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Starbucks.

Starbucks issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Friday, April, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.57-0.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.61. Starbucks also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.55-0.56 EPS.

29 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Starbucks' shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect Starbucks' stock price to reach $64.59 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Starbucks.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Starbucks stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Starbucks reported second-quarter fiscal 2017 results wherein it met analysts’ expectations on earnings but failed to meet the same on revenues amid persistent decline in U.S. restaurant sales. Its global comps grew at a meagre 3%, comprising 4% increase in average ticket and a 1% decline in traffic. The company also cut its full-year profit guidance given its first-half performance and stalling growth from its main business in the U.S. Again, it expects full-year revenue to be at lower end of the earlier guided range of 8–10%. However, its top and bottom lines improved 6% and 15% year over year with modest margin expansion. Starbucks is strengthening its portfolio with significant innovations, best-in-class loyalty program and digital offerings to counter tepid sales growth. These might benefit the company in the long run, but the consequential increment in spending will likely put pressure on its bottom line in the near term." (5/1/2017)
• 2. Wedbush analysts commented, "Expect Americas comp momentum, accelerating CAP unit growth, a successful EMEA turnaround, and multiple CPG and emerging market opportunities to drive consistent mid-to-high teens annual EPS growth. ' Checks indicate 3% U.S. comp growth in FQ2. Our recent checks of 5% of U.S. company-owned locations point to 3% Americas comp growth in FQ2. Though below 3.6% cons., we believe 3% is largely in-line with buy-side expectations. We continue to model 3% in FQ2, 5% in FQ3 and 6% in FQ4." (3/13/2017)
• 3. Buckingham Research analysts commented, "We are reiterating our NEUTRAL rating and lowering our PT to $54 from $59. SBUX continues to grow same-store sales, expand already impressive margins, improve returns, generate attractive FCF and grow EPS in a very challenging environment. The company also continues to offer significant LT growth. Unfortunately, it is also undeniable that the business is slowing. First quarter comps increased only 3%, the slowest rate of growth since the financial crisis. We now have increased conviction in our earlier view that there was downside risk to guidance and are lowering our EPS estimates further below the forecasted range. Accordingly, we see valuation contraction continuing for this consensus-long." (1/27/2017)

Starbucks saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,500,968 shares, an increase of 10.4% from the April 28th total of 19,474,961 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,978,774 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.1 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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Starbucks' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.35%), BlackRock Inc. (5.86%), State Street Corp (4.20%), FMR LLC (3.37%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.11%) and Morgan Stanley (1.51%). Company insiders that own Starbucks stock include Clifford Burrows, Craig Weatherup, Howard D Schultz, James G Shennan Jr, James G Shennan, Jr, Javier G Teruel, John Culver, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Myron E Ullman III, Olden C Lee, Scott Harlan Maw and William W Bradley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Starbucks.

Starbucks' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Winslow Capital Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Janus Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Wellington Management Group LLP. Company insiders that have sold Starbucks stock in the last year include Clifford Burrows, John Culver, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Myron E Ullman III and William W Bradley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Starbucks.

Starbucks' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Morgan Stanley, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and State Street Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Starbucks.

Shares of Starbucks can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Starbucks stock can currently be purchased for approximately $63.30.