NASDAQ:SBUX - Starbucks Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Starbucks declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 9th will be paid 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 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 on the morning of Thursday, April 9th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. The newly created shares were payable 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 declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, April 26th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The coffee company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.02. The coffee company earned $6.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.25 billion. Starbucks had a net margin of 18.87% and a return on equity of 67.11%. The business's revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. View Starbucks' Earnings History.

Starbucks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Starbucks.

Starbucks updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.68 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.63.

25 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Starbucks' stock. Their predictions range from $48.00 to $72.00. On average, they anticipate Starbucks' stock price to reach $59.8261 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Starbucks.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Starbucks in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Starbucks.

Starbucks saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,521,487 shares, an increase of 2.6% from the August 15th total of 26,824,990 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,339,604 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Starbucks' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Starbucks include Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Shake Shack (SHAK), Cannae (CNNE), Empire Resorts (NYNY), Jamba (JMBA), iPic Entertainment (IPIC) and Giggles N Hugs (GIGL).

Starbucks' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.27%), Morgan Stanley (3.49%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (2.40%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.18%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.18%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.50%). 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, Paul Mutty and Rosalind G Brewer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Starbucks.

SBUX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Bank of Montreal Can, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Sawgrass Asset Management LLC and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Starbucks company stock in the last year include Clifford Burrows, Craig Weatherup, Howard D Schultz, Javier G Teruel, 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 Parnassus Investments CA, Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc., Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Fiera Capital Corp, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, Toronto Dominion Bank and Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. Company insiders that have bought Starbucks stock in the last two years include Jorgen Vig Knudstorp and Rosalind G Brewer. 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 $56.69.

Starbucks has a market capitalization of $77.51 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.

The official website for Starbucks is http://www.starbucks.com.

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]