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

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

Starbucks announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, May 25th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 9th. View Starbucks' Dividend History.

Starbucks shares split on the morning of Thursday, April 9th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. The newly minted 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 approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, April 26th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The coffee company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53. The coffee company earned $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.93 billion. Starbucks had a net margin of 18.71% and a return on equity of 60.33%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.45 EPS. 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 updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.48-2.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.49.

29 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Starbucks' stock. Their predictions range from $52.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Starbucks' stock price to reach $64.4167 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Starbucks.

Starbucks saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 26,105,096 shares, a decline of 24.2% from the April 13th total of 34,460,056 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,667,363 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Starbucks include Dunkin' Brands (DNKN), Wendy's (WEN), Greene King (GKNGY), Shake Shack (SHAK), Cannae (CNNE), Empire Resorts (NYNY), Jamba (JMBA), IPic Entertainment (IPIC) and Giggles N Hugs (GIGL).

News headlines about SBUX stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Starbucks earned a media sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the coffee company an impact score of 45.51 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Starbucks' stock is owned by a variety 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, Paul Mutty and William W Bradley. 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 purchased 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 $56.96.

Starbucks has a market capitalization of $78.88 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]