William Blair Estimates Starbucks’ Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:SBUX)

Starbucks Co. (NASDAQ:SBUX) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Starbucks in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the coffee company will earn $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Starbucks’ current full-year earnings is $3.08 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Starbucks’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Starbucks from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Starbucks in a report on Friday, January 24th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Starbucks from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Starbucks from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, BTIG Research lifted their price target on Starbucks from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.52.

Starbucks Price Performance

Shares of Starbucks stock opened at $108.58 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $123.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a 50-day moving average of $95.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.89. Starbucks has a 1 year low of $71.55 and a 1 year high of $110.08.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The coffee company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.01. Starbucks had a net margin of 10.40% and a negative return on equity of 46.39%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.90 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Starbucks

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SBUX. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of Starbucks in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in Starbucks in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Collier Financial bought a new position in Starbucks in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. DT Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Starbucks by 39.4% during the third quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC now owns 428 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Starbucks in the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Starbucks

In related news, CFO Rachel Ruggeri sold 1,491 shares of Starbucks stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.54, for a total transaction of $148,414.14. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 80,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,975,542.96. The trade was a 1.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.98% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Starbucks Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.61 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.25%. Starbucks’s payout ratio is 73.72%.

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.