NASDAQ:SBUX - Starbucks Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Starbucks announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 9th will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share on Friday, August 24th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 8th. This is a boost from Starbucks's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. View Starbucks' Dividend History.

Starbucks's stock split before market open on Thursday, April 9th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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 announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, April 26th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The coffee company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.53. The coffee company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.93 billion. Starbucks had a return on equity of 60.33% and a net margin of 18.71%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share. View Starbucks' Earnings History.

Starbucks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Starbucks.

Starbucks issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.48-2.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.49.

29 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Starbucks' shares. Their predictions range from $52.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate Starbucks' stock price to reach $62.2083 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Starbucks.

Starbucks saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 29,508,014 shares, an increase of 7.2% from the May 15th total of 27,530,713 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,258,459 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.7 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Starbucks' Current Options Chain.

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Headlines about SBUX stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Starbucks earned a daily sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the coffee company an impact score of 46.59 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Starbucks' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.10%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (2.23%), Northern Trust Corp (1.50%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.12%), Polen Capital Management LLC (0.89%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.48%). Company insiders that own Starbucks stock include Clifford Burrows, Craig Weatherup, Howard D Schultz, Javier G Teruel, John Culver, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Myron E Ullman III and Paul Mutty. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Starbucks.

SBUX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, CI Global Investments Inc., Trilogy Global Advisors LP, Franklin Resources Inc., Toronto Dominion Bank and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. Company insiders that have sold Starbucks company stock in the last year include Clifford Burrows, Craig Weatherup, Howard D Schultz, Javier G Teruel, John Culver, Joshua Cooper Ramo, Myron E Ullman III and Paul Mutty. View Insider Buying and Selling for Starbucks.

SBUX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, River Road Asset Management LLC, Thornburg Investment Management Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, BB&T Securities LLC and Twin Tree Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Starbucks.

Shares of SBUX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SBUX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.22.

Starbucks has a market capitalization of $78.96 billion and generates $22.39 billion in revenue each year. The coffee company earns $2.88 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.06 on an earnings per share basis. Starbucks employs 277,000 workers across the globe.

Starbucks' mailing address is 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA, 98134. The coffee company can be reached via phone at 206-447-1575 or via email at [email protected]