Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors $88.56 -0.95 (-1.06%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.63 +0.07 (+0.08%) As of 07:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer AMZN or SBUX? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 181 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 251 mentions for Amazon.com and 70 mentions for Starbucks. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Starbucks' score of 0.84 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 163 Very Positive mention(s) 46 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Starbucks 36 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMZN or SBUX? 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 RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.71$59.25B$6.5633.83Starbucks$36.18B2.78$3.76B$2.3238.17 Do analysts recommend AMZN or SBUX? Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $262.87, suggesting a potential upside of 18.44%. Starbucks has a consensus target price of $104.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.89%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Starbucks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Starbucks 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Is AMZN or SBUX more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 7.18%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.54% 23.84% 11.14% Starbucks 7.18%-36.23%8.51% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMZN or SBUX? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmazon.com beats Starbucks on 15 of the 17 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$100.67B$11.37B$26.64B$9.56BDividend Yield2.68%3.44%171.21%4.08%P/E Ratio38.1733.3826.0325.16Price / Sales2.781.9815.8387.62Price / Cash19.2516.3360.2458.50Price / Book-13.105.684.876.21Net Income$3.76B$405.16M$869.88M$265.38M7 Day Performance-4.84%-1.62%-0.44%-1.13%1 Month Performance-4.42%-6.94%-0.72%-0.71%1 Year Performance-4.55%-4.06%14.85%18.86% Starbucks Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBUXStarbucks4.6429 of 5 stars$88.56-1.1%$104.40+17.9%-3.8%$100.67B$36.18B38.17361,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.5853 of 5 stars$231.25+0.1%$262.87+13.7%+25.1%$2.47T$637.96B35.251,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeDPZDomino's Pizza3.3518 of 5 stars$449.75-0.3%$489.67+8.9%+3.7%$15.27B$4.71B26.1210,700Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑GOOGLAlphabet3.9296 of 5 stars$203.32-0.3%$211.53+4.0%+19.2%$2.46T$350.02B21.64183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.9402 of 5 stars$69.75+0.7%$85.00+21.9%-5.3%$66.63B$31.80B14.9024,400Trending NewsInsider TradeTSLATesla4.3391 of 5 stars$335.25+1.4%$303.31-9.5%+46.5%$1.08T$97.69B193.74125,665Trending NewsBROSDutch Bros4.463 of 5 stars$65.20+3.5%$77.82+19.4%+104.6%$10.73B$1.28B138.7226,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.8961 of 5 stars$43.69-0.8%$60.22+37.8%-17.1%$58.59B$11.31B39.01130,504Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionMCDMcDonald's4.6223 of 5 stars$309.10+0.1%$326.87+5.7%+9.6%$220.53B$25.92B26.48150,000Trending NewsInsider TradeNKENIKE4.5588 of 5 stars$77.65+0.9%$78.22+0.7%-8.8%$114.68B$46.31B35.9577,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeYUMYum! Brands4.1248 of 5 stars$150.01+1.2%$161.23+7.5%+9.0%$41.65B$7.55B29.6040,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAnalyst Revision 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! Brands Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SBUX) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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