FY2025 EPS Estimates for Starbucks Lowered by William Blair

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) – William Blair cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Starbucks in a report issued on Thursday, September 25th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the coffee company will post earnings of $2.15 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.19. The consensus estimate for Starbucks’ current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Starbucks’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.78 EPS.

SBUX has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group boosted their target price on Starbucks from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Loop Capital set a $165.00 target price on Starbucks in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Starbucks from $92.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Starbucks from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Starbucks from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starbucks presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.00.

Starbucks Price Performance

Shares of Starbucks stock opened at $84.60 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $96.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.47, a P/E/G ratio of 5.15 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.80. Starbucks has a 1-year low of $75.50 and a 1-year high of $117.46.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The coffee company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $9.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.29 billion. Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 36.23% and a net margin of 7.18%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Starbucks

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rydar Equities Inc. purchased a new stake in Starbucks in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,278,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Starbucks by 24.0% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,040,749 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $278,624,000 after purchasing an additional 587,571 shares during the period. Caldwell Trust Co purchased a new stake in Starbucks in the second quarter valued at approximately $326,000. NWF Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Starbucks by 2.8% in the second quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,836 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $535,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SevenBridge Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Starbucks by 39.0% in the second quarter. SevenBridge Financial Group LLC now owns 26,124 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $2,439,000 after acquiring an additional 7,331 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

About Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole beans and ground coffees, single serve products, and ready-to-drink beverages; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items.