Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors $86.96 -2.20 (-2.47%) As of 03:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SBUX vs. AMZN, DPZ, GOOGL, PYPL, TSLA, BROS, CMG, MCD, NKE, and YUMShould you be buying Starbucks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starbucks include Amazon.com (AMZN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Alphabet (GOOGL), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Dutch Bros (BROS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), McDonald's (MCD), NIKE (NKE), and Yum! Brands (YUM). Starbucks vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Domino's Pizza Alphabet PayPal Tesla Dutch Bros Chipotle Mexican Grill McDonald's NIKE Yum! Brands Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts rate SBUX or AMZN? Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $101.27, indicating a potential upside of 16.45%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $260.85, indicating a potential upside of 21.22%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Starbucks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Starbucks 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, SBUX or AMZN? Starbucks has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SBUX or AMZN a better dividend stock? Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Starbucks pays out 105.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amazon.com pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer SBUX or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 197 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 361 mentions for Amazon.com and 164 mentions for Starbucks. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Starbucks' score of 0.58 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starbucks 62 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 49 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 200 Very Positive mention(s) 62 Positive mention(s) 41 Neutral mention(s) 23 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in SBUX or AMZN? 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SBUX or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 7.18%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starbucks7.18% -36.23% 8.51% Amazon.com 10.14%24.14%10.90% Which has higher earnings and valuation, SBUX or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStarbucks$36.69B2.69$3.76B$2.3237.48Amazon.com$650.31B3.51$59.25B$6.1435.05 SummaryAmazon.com beats Starbucks on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Starbucks News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SBUX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SBUX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SBUX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarbucksRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$98.46B$11.32B$25.80B$9.30BDividend Yield2.62%3.83%177.10%4.06%P/E Ratio37.3535.0828.4124.37Price / Sales2.692.028.33169.89Price / Cash19.6417.7953.4258.21Price / Book-12.869.195.385.55Net Income$3.76B$400.87M$880.44M$259.03M7 Day Performance-7.90%-4.73%-5.14%-4.47%1 Month Performance-8.39%-5.48%-1.41%6.03%1 Year Performance15.78%0.99%15.02%15.33% Starbucks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBUXStarbucks4.4505 of 5 stars$86.96-2.5%$101.27+16.5%+14.4%$98.46B$36.69B37.35361,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.8898 of 5 stars$232.81+0.6%$254.33+9.2%+25.2%$2.47T$637.96B37.911,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownDPZDomino's Pizza3.3849 of 5 stars$474.94-2.2%$491.52+3.5%+8.0%$16.13B$4.71B27.5810,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet4.5567 of 5 stars$191.67-0.8%$211.32+10.3%+11.9%$2.33T$371.40B20.42183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.8868 of 5 stars$78.37+0.5%$83.13+6.1%+4.5%$76.25B$31.89B17.5424,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionTSLATesla4.2689 of 5 stars$327.77+3.7%$302.75-7.6%+32.8%$1.05T$97.69B189.20125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BROSDutch Bros4.2532 of 5 stars$58.85-1.1%$76.06+29.2%+54.9%$9.69B$1.28B151.0526,000Upcoming EarningsCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.6644 of 5 stars$45.28-3.2%$60.71+34.1%-21.1%$61.04B$11.31B40.45130,504MCDMcDonald's4.4525 of 5 stars$298.70+0.1%$322.00+7.8%+13.1%$213.63B$25.92B26.37150,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsNKENIKE4.4844 of 5 stars$78.91+3.5%$78.22-0.9%-0.3%$116.61B$46.31B36.5577,800Positive NewsYUMYum! Brands3.9613 of 5 stars$144.87-1.2%$159.86+10.3%+8.5%$40.27B$7.55B28.8640,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amazon.com Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Alphabet Competitors PayPal Competitors Tesla Competitors Dutch Bros Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors McDonald's Competitors NIKE Competitors Yum! 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