Starbucks Corporation $SBUX Shares Acquired by Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC

Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) by 148.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,689 shares of the coffee company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,178 shares during the quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Starbucks were worth $1,158,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Starbucks by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 113,438,902 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $9,596,931,000 after purchasing an additional 577,279 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of Starbucks by 11.4% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 85,460,350 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $7,229,968,000 after buying an additional 8,774,198 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Starbucks by 1.9% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 77,720,137 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $6,575,430,000 after acquiring an additional 1,462,874 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Starbucks by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 47,513,332 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $4,353,647,000 after acquiring an additional 544,534 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors grew its holdings in Starbucks by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,691,772 shares of the coffee company’s stock worth $1,243,104,000 after acquiring an additional 2,699,479 shares in the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Starbucks

In other Starbucks news, CEO Brady Brewer sold 588 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $58,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 86,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,601,700. This represents a 0.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Sara Kelly sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.12, for a total transaction of $242,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,609 shares in the company, valued at $5,789,226.08. The trade was a 4.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 4,729 shares of company stock worth $460,974. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SBUX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Starbucks in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Starbucks from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective on shares of Starbucks in a report on Friday, January 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $113.00 price objective on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Starbucks in a research report on Monday, March 9th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $104.22.

More Starbucks News

Here are the key news stories impacting Starbucks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seasonal and limited-time offers (like Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice) remain powerful traffic drivers for retailers and restaurants, reinforcing Starbucks’ ability to monetize recurring product cycles and drive same-store traffic. Coca‑Cola brings exclusive new soda to Walmart
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum measures have spiked this week after public pushback against a sugar-safety probe, suggesting short-term buying interest and improved market sentiment around the coffee category. That can support near-term stock strength. Starbucks’ Momentum Score Spikes
• Neutral Sentiment: Starbucks is showing up in Nasdaq retail conversations, which raises visibility among index/ETF flows but doesn’t guarantee fundamentals will change. Attention can help liquidity but is mixed for valuation pressure. Starbucks Emerges In Nasdaq Index Retail Conversations
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reviews of Q4 2025 performance place Starbucks among notable chains in the winners/losers conversation — useful competitive context but not an immediate stock catalyst on its own. Q4 2025’s restaurant winners and losers
• Neutral Sentiment: Guggenheim kept a Neutral rating but adjusted its forecasts and modestly raised the price target — a vote of cautious confidence that may temper both bullish and bearish moves until guidance clarity improves. Guggenheim Maintains Neutral Rating on Starbucks
• Negative Sentiment: A reported data breach occurred about six weeks ago; initial reports say customers were largely unaffected, but any breach raises operational and reputational risk and can create short-term selling pressure. Data Breach Hits Starbucks
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals: Starbucks missed EPS last quarter (reported $0.56 vs. $0.59 est.), posted modest revenue growth, and carries a high P/E multiple — factors that increase sensitivity to execution risk and likely weigh on the stock until earnings or guidance outperformance arrives.

Starbucks Price Performance

NASDAQ:SBUX opened at $97.82 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $111.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.39. Starbucks Corporation has a 12-month low of $75.50 and a 12-month high of $104.82.

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

Starbucks Company 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.