Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC Has $3.38 Million Holdings in Starbucks Corporation $SBUX

Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) by 58.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,906 shares of the coffee company’s stock after buying an additional 14,741 shares during the period. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Starbucks were worth $3,376,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SBUX. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Starbucks during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Transce3nd LLC increased its holdings in Starbucks by 270.3% in the 2nd quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 274 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Chelsea Counsel Co. acquired a new position in shares of Starbucks in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Starbucks during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, PFS Partners LLC increased its stake in Starbucks by 457.4% in the third quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 340 shares of the coffee company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Starbucks

Here are the key news stories impacting Starbucks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target to $114 (from $106) and kept a buy rating, signaling analyst confidence in Starbucks’ trajectory and adding upside to the shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG reaffirmed a buy rating with a $105 target, another supportive analyst call that can help sustain investor interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Starbucks announced it will host a 2026 Investor Day on Jan. 29 where management will unveil long‑term strategy and take investor questions — a catalyst for clarity on growth plans and margins. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary (TipRanks) points to constructive operational moves (“Coffeehouse Coaches”) that investors interpret as reducing labor friction and improving store execution — supportive for margins if sustained. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note a strong YTD rally (~15%) and changing analyst narratives; momentum is helping the stock but raises the bar for upcoming results. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several valuation and opportunity analyses highlight that investor attention has returned but emphasize execution and comps as key drivers — mixed signals for near‑term moves. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Market calendars confirm Starbucks is expected to report earnings soon, which is creating event‑driven positioning ahead of the print. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks warns analysts expect a decline in upcoming earnings and notes Starbucks may not have the right mix for an earnings beat, a near‑term headwind that can trigger profit‑taking. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on SBUX shares. Morgan Stanley set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Starbucks and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Zacks Research lowered Starbucks from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Susquehanna set a $114.00 target price on shares of Starbucks in a research note on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $100.00 price target on shares of Starbucks and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, William Blair raised shares of Starbucks from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $103.15.

Starbucks Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ SBUX opened at $95.83 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $87.14. Starbucks Corporation has a 1-year low of $75.50 and a 1-year high of $117.46. The firm has a market cap of $108.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.97.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The coffee company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.03). Starbucks had a net margin of 4.99% and a negative return on equity of 31.32%. The firm had revenue of $9.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.41 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Starbucks Corporation will post 2.99 EPS for the current year.

Starbucks Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 presently 151.22%.

Insider Activity

In other Starbucks news, Director Jorgen Vig Knudstorp purchased 11,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $85.00 per share, for a total transaction of $994,500.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 53,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,513,160. This represents a 28.26% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.