Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Starbucks - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 34 Analyst Ratings

Sell
4

Hold
11

Buy
19

Based on 34 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Starbucks in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 34 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 11 have given a hold rating, 18 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for SBUX.

Consensus Price Target

$110.30
15.56% Upside

According to the 34 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Starbucks, the average price target is $110.30. The highest price target for SBUX is $130.00, while the lowest price target for SBUX is $84.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 15.56% from the current price of $95.45.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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SBUX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/18/25 to 9/18/26	1 Month Ago 8/19/25 to 8/19/26	3 Months Ago 6/20/25 to 6/20/26	1 Year Ago 9/18/24 to 9/18/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)
Hold	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$110.30	$110.30	$107.93	$104.40
Forecasted Upside	15.56% Upside	5.06% Upside	7.23% Upside	25.15% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

SBUX Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SBUX Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Starbucks Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Starbucks	Consumer Discretionary Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.47	2.19	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	14.10% Upside	185.74% Upside	17.75% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent SBUX News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/24/2026	Robert W. Baird 3 of 5 stars	David Tarantino 1 of 5 stars	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
8/18/2026	Needham & Company LLC 4 of 5 stars		Set Target		$120.00	+11.87%
8/18/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Andrew M. Charles Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Buy
8/3/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Zachary Fadem Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Underweight
8/3/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
8/3/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform
8/3/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Harbour Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Underweight
8/3/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gregory Francfort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Buy
8/3/2026	Compass Point Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/3/2026	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$110.00	+4.65%
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7/31/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Saleh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$115.00	+8.64%
7/30/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Logan Reich Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$110.00 ➝ $115.00	+6.95%
7/30/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$126.00	+17.18%
7/30/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$130.00	+24.83%
7/30/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
7/30/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steve McManus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underperform	$87.00 ➝ $92.00	-13.91%
7/30/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Curtis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$102.00 ➝ $110.00	+4.16%
7/30/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jon Tower Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$108.00 ➝ $112.00	+7.55%
7/30/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dennis Geiger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$105.00 ➝ $112.00	+7.55%
7/20/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
6/29/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
5/14/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform
5/14/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andy Barish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold ➝ Buy
5/14/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral
5/14/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight
5/14/2026	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Outperform
5/6/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris O'Cull Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Buy	$115.00 ➝ $117.00	+10.79%
4/29/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$110.00	+3.75%
4/24/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Ivankoe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$95.00 ➝ $100.00	+1.41%
4/15/2026	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$136.00 ➝ $122.00	+23.53%
3/30/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$84.00	-3.24%
3/20/2026	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Moderate Sell
3/9/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Strong-Buy ➝ Peer Perform
1/30/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Overweight	$110.00 ➝ $116.00	+23.56%
1/27/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gregory Francfort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$90.00	-6.66%
1/26/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nick Setyan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$86.00 ➝ $95.00	-2.68%
1/22/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sharon Zackfia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform
1/21/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$114.00	+21.72%
8/12/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Anthony Chukumba Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$165.00	+76.72%
6/30/2025	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sijie Lin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$100.00	+8.57%
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6/23/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Charles Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$90.00	-3.35%
3/18/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$115.00	+16.07%
11/13/2024	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Sell	$84.00 ➝ $77.00	-22.06%

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Should I Buy Starbucks Stock? SBUX Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Starbucks pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Starbucks
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Starbucks Co.:

Starbucks Co. is executing a major capital investment strategy by allocating approximately $1 billion to renovate up to 9,000 North American company-operated stores, a move designed to increase customer dwell time and improve the in-store experience to drive sales growth.
CEO Brian Niccol has declared the "Back to Starbucks" turnaround successful, noting that the strategy focusing on service execution and café atmosphere is working, with roughly 1,500 upgraded locations expected to be completed by the end of the current fiscal year.
The company is actively broadening its customer base by emphasizing Refreshers and other cold beverages to drive afternoon traffic, aiming to improve sales outside of traditional morning coffee hours and capture new revenue streams.
Starbucks Co. recently reported strong financial results with an EPS of $0.85, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.19, demonstrating the company's ability to deliver earnings growth despite a slight 1.4% year-over-year decline in revenue.
With the current stock price at $98.74, the valuation remains attractive relative to the consensus price target of $110.30, suggesting potential upside for investors as the company continues to execute its operational improvements.

Starbucks
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Starbucks Co. for these reasons:

Starbucks Co. faces rising competition in the cold beverage sector from rivals like Dutch Bros and McDonald's, which raises doubts about whether the company's push for Refreshers can generate sustained traffic gains and maintain market share.
The company trades at an elevated valuation with a P/E ratio of 56.75, which may limit upside potential if the recent earnings beats and operational improvements do not translate into significant long-term revenue growth.
Recent quarterly revenue declined 1.4% year-over-year, indicating that despite the earnings beat, the company is still struggling to grow its top line, which could pressure future profitability and investor confidence.
Labor costs and operational complexity may increase as workers at a Starbucks location in Hamilton, Ontario, have joined the United Steelworkers union, adding to broader unionization activity in Canada that could impact margins.
Insider selling activity, including CEO Brady Brewer selling 2,229 shares at an average price of $105.60, may signal a lack of confidence from company leadership in the current stock price or future growth prospects.

SBUX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 34 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Starbucks is $110.30, with a high forecast of $130.00 and a low forecast of $84.00.

34 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Starbucks in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings, 18 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" SBUX shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SBUX, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Starbucks's stock has a predicted upside of 15.56% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Starbucks's stock had 5 downgrades and 2 upgrades by analysts.

Starbucks has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Exane, BTIG Research, Citigroup, Compass Point, DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore, Guggenheim, Melius Research, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Raymond James Financial, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Starbucks more than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating score for Starbucks is 2.47 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer discretionary" companies is 2.19. Learn more on how SBUX compares to other companies.

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