Starbucks (SBUX) Competitors

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SBUX vs. AAPL, AMZN, DPZ, GOOGL, and TSLA

Should you buy Starbucks stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Starbucks with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Starbucks include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Tesla (TSLA).

How does Starbucks compare to Apple?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Apple had 157 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 215 mentions for Apple and 58 mentions for Starbucks. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Starbucks' score of 0.60 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starbucks	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	150 Very Positive mention(s)	22 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Apple has a net margin of 27.15% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Apple's return on equity of 146.69% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starbucks	3.89%	-29.24%	7.42%
Apple	27.15%	146.69%	34.02%

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starbucks	$37.18B	3.11	$1.86B	$1.32	76.83
Apple	$416.16B	10.88	$112.01B	$8.27	37.28

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Starbucks pays out 187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Starbucks currently has a consensus price target of $107.48, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Apple has a consensus price target of $310.31, suggesting a potential upside of 0.64%. Given Starbucks' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starbucks	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Apple	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.66

Starbucks has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Apple beats Starbucks on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Amazon.com?

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by 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.

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 159 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 217 mentions for Amazon.com and 58 mentions for Starbucks. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Starbucks' score of 0.60 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	141 Very Positive mention(s)	29 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Starbucks	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Amazon.com has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 19.92% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amazon.com	12.22%	19.92%	9.86%
Starbucks	3.89%	-29.24%	7.42%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amazon.com	$716.92B	3.98	$77.67B	$8.36	31.73
Starbucks	$37.18B	3.11	$1.86B	$1.32	76.83

Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $312.66, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Starbucks has a consensus target price of $107.48, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. 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
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	57 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Starbucks	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Summary

Amazon.com beats Starbucks on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Domino's Pizza?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $107.48, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Domino's Pizza has a consensus price target of $419.74, suggesting a potential upside of 35.22%. Given Domino's Pizza's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than Starbucks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starbucks	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Domino's Pizza	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Starbucks has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starbucks	$37.18B	3.11	$1.86B	$1.32	76.83
Domino's Pizza	$4.94B	2.09	$601.70M	$17.37	17.87

Starbucks has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Domino's Pizza has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Starbucks had 47 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Starbucks and 11 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Starbucks' score of 0.60 indicating that Domino's Pizza is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starbucks	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Domino's Pizza	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Domino's Pizza has a net margin of 11.89% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -15.04% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starbucks	3.89%	-29.24%	7.42%
Domino's Pizza	11.89%	-15.04%	33.66%

72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $7.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Starbucks pays out 187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Domino's Pizza pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Domino's Pizza has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Domino's Pizza is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Domino's Pizza beats Starbucks on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Alphabet?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starbucks	$37.18B	3.11	$1.86B	$1.32	76.83
Alphabet	$422.50B	11.15	$132.17B	$13.11	29.66

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Starbucks pays out 187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alphabet pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Starbucks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 149 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 207 mentions for Alphabet and 58 mentions for Starbucks. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Starbucks' score of 0.60 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starbucks	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphabet	144 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	23 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starbucks	3.89%	-29.24%	7.42%
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%

Starbucks currently has a consensus target price of $107.48, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $412.65, suggesting a potential upside of 6.11%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Starbucks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starbucks	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	47 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Starbucks has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Alphabet beats Starbucks on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Starbucks compare to Tesla?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Starbucks. Starbucks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Starbucks	$37.18B	3.11	$1.86B	$1.32	76.83
Tesla	$94.83B	17.17	$3.79B	$1.09	397.79

72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Tesla shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Starbucks currently has a consensus price target of $107.48, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Tesla has a consensus price target of $395.20, suggesting a potential downside of 8.85%. Given Starbucks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Tesla.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starbucks	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Tesla	5 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.34

In the previous week, Tesla had 192 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 250 mentions for Tesla and 58 mentions for Starbucks. Tesla's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Starbucks' score of 0.60 indicating that Tesla is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starbucks	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tesla	123 Very Positive mention(s)	48 Positive mention(s)	50 Neutral mention(s)	21 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Tesla has a net margin of 3.95% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Tesla's return on equity of 4.89% beat Starbucks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starbucks	3.89%	-29.24%	7.42%
Tesla	3.95%	4.89%	2.93%

Starbucks has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Tesla beats Starbucks on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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SBUX vs. The Competition

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Metric	Starbucks	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$117.51B	$11.09B	$27.26B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	2.41%	2.71%	178.40%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	76.83	26.51	20.01	25.81
Price / Sales	3.11	1.62	3.96	86.99
Price / Cash	27.92	14.70	14.95	56.67
Price / Book	-13.67	4.61	5.27	7.17
Net Income	$1.86B	$392.93M	$962.00M	$336.99M
7 Day Performance	-4.77%	-0.11%	1.49%	2.87%
1 Month Performance	3.61%	-2.02%	0.26%	3.16%
1 Year Performance	16.56%	-11.53%	0.11%	35.93%

Starbucks Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SBUX Starbucks	3.9469 of 5 stars	$101.42 -1.6%	$107.48 +6.0%	+20.2%	$117.51B	$37.18B	76.83	381,000	Trending News
AAPL Apple	4.3011 of 5 stars	$301.38 +0.8%	$308.74 +2.4%	+57.9%	$4.43T	$416.16B	36.44	166,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast
AMZN Amazon.com	4.7918 of 5 stars	$263.42 +1.6%	$312.66 +18.7%	+32.0%	$2.83T	$716.92B	31.52	1,576,000	Trending News Insider Trade
DPZ Domino's Pizza	4.9225 of 5 stars	$317.33 +1.5%	$419.74 +32.3%	-35.4%	$10.55B	$4.94B	18.26	10,200	Insider Trade
GOOGL Alphabet	4.2806 of 5 stars	$384.80 -0.7%	$412.65 +7.2%	+130.8%	$4.67T	$422.50B	29.38	190,820	Trending News

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