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

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

Starbucks declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 20th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.83%. 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.

Shares of Starbucks split before market open on 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 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 stock repurchase 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. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX) announced its earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $5.93 billion. Starbucks had a return on equity of 60.33% and a net margin of 18.71%. Starbucks's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $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 issued an update on 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 EPS estimate of $2.49.

29 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Starbucks' stock. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect Starbucks' share price to reach $60.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Starbucks.

29 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Starbucks in the last year. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Starbucks saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 29,090,994 shares, a decrease of 10.5% from the June 15th total of 32,497,192 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 23,039,549 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View Starbucks' Current Options Chain.

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

Headlines about SBUX stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Starbucks earned a coverage optimism score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the coffee company an impact score of 47.71 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Starbucks' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.13%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.07%), Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.06%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.06%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.06%) and Saratoga Research & Investment Management (0.05%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Sabal Trust CO, Calamos Advisors LLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Hartford Investment Management Co., Huntington National Bank and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Saratoga Research & Investment Management, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Stonebridge Capital Management Inc., Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc., DnB Asset Management AS, Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt. 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 $50.91.

Starbucks has a market capitalization of $70.85 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]