Cypress Capital Group Lowers Position in Starbucks Corporation $SBUX

Cypress Capital Group trimmed its position in shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) by 32.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,865 shares of the coffee company’s stock after selling 7,571 shares during the quarter. Cypress Capital Group’s holdings in Starbucks were worth $1,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 86.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 176,722 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $16,126,000 after acquiring an additional 81,952 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its holdings in Starbucks by 27.3% during the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,829 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in Starbucks by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 252,471 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $23,134,000 after purchasing an additional 12,377 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA boosted its stake in Starbucks by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 3,375 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Finally, First Pacific Financial increased its position in shares of Starbucks by 527.4% during the second quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 4,047 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $371,000 after buying an additional 3,402 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on SBUX. Susquehanna set a $114.00 price objective on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup upgraded shares of Starbucks from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price target on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research raised shares of Starbucks from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Monday. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.04.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Starbucks news, Director Jorgen Vig Knudstorp purchased 11,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $85.00 per share, with a total value of $994,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 53,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,513,160. This trade represents a 28.26% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Starbucks News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Starbucks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 sales and traffic improvement — Starbucks reported a revenue beat ($9.92B) and its first U.S. transaction growth in two years, supporting the turnaround narrative and earlier stock strength. Starbucks Gets a Jolt After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Investor Day strategic initiatives — management showcased redesigned cafes, a long-term growth roadmap, AI-powered personalization and plans to convert momentum into sustainable growth; these are constructive for longer-term same-store-sales and margins if execution holds. Starbucks shows off redesigned cafes at 2026 investor day
• Positive Sentiment: Rewards relaunch to drive frequency — Starbucks will reintroduce a tiered Starbucks Rewards (Green/Gold/Reserve) on March 10 to encourage more visits and higher spend from its large U.S. member base. This is a direct demand-side lever. Starbucks Unveils Reimagined Loyalty Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views mixed — some firms reaffirm buy/raise price targets (e.g., $105), while others remain cautious or maintain hold ratings; consensus remains split on how fast margins recover. Analyst Coverage Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Expansion plans vs. execution risk — management plans hundreds of new U.S. stores and added seating, which can drive growth but requires execution (and may pressure near-term capex). Starbucks sees room to expand
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability strain and guidance — EPS missed estimates ( $0.56 vs. ~$0.59) and full?year EPS guidance (2.15–2.40) sits near or slightly below consensus, signaling margins remain pressured even as sales recover. Earnings and Guidance Details
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder litigation risk and governance optics — investor?rights firms (Halper Sadeh and others) announced probes into directors/officers, and the company loosened the cap on CEO private jet use; both increase headline risk and can weigh on sentiment. Halper Sadeh Investigation Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Questions on store-level health — critical commentary argues new openings won’t offset traffic declines at many legacy U.S. locations, highlighting execution and comp-risk that could undermine growth assumptions. Starbucks Comp Sales: Why New Stores Don’t Matter

Starbucks Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Starbucks stock opened at $93.88 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $106.75 billion, a PE ratio of 77.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.97. Starbucks Corporation has a 12 month low of $75.50 and a 12 month high of $117.46. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $87.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.17.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The coffee company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by ($0.03). Starbucks had a negative return on equity of 28.66% and a net margin of 3.63%.The firm had revenue of $9.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.62 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Starbucks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.400 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Starbucks Corporation will post 2.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Starbucks Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.62 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Starbucks’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 151.22%.

Starbucks Profile

Starbucks Corporation is a global coffeehouse chain and roaster that operates, licenses and franchises coffee shops and related retail businesses. Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker, the company grew from a single store focused on whole-bean coffee and equipment into a broad consumer-facing brand. Howard Schultz, who joined the company later and served in senior leadership roles, is widely credited with transforming Starbucks into a mass-market specialty coffee retailer and expanding its footprint internationally.

Starbucks’ core activities center on the retail sale of hot and cold specialty beverages, whole-bean and packaged coffees, teas and ready-to-drink products, along with complementary food items and merchandise such as mugs and brewing equipment.