Why Starbucks (SBUX) Stock Is Up Today

Starbucks (SBUX) is up 3.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears to be driven by a mix of improving confidence in Starbucks’ turnaround and fresh support from Wall Street price-target increases this week. Investors also seem to be responding to the company’s earlier raised fiscal 2026 outlook, which suggested traffic, loyalty, and operating trends were stabilizing.

Details:

A brokerage note circulated on July 15 raised its price target on Starbucks while keeping a bullish rating, giving traders a near-term catalyst for the shares.

Another analyst also nudged its target higher this week, reinforcing the view that expectations for the recovery are still moving up rather than down.

In its latest quarterly update, Starbucks posted year-over-year revenue and earnings growth and lifted its fiscal 2026 outlook, which has supported the broader rally in the stock.

Management has continued to emphasize its “Back to Starbucks” plan, including coffeehouse upgrades, menu innovation, and loyalty initiatives, which may be helping investors look past earlier concerns and focus on a longer recovery cycle.

Sources:

Starbucks Investor Relations, MarketScreener, Zacks

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$SBUX Insider Trading Activity

$SBUX insiders have traded $SBUX stock on the open market 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SBUX stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

BRADY BREWER (ceo, International) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 11,145 shares for an estimated $1,103,696.
SARA KELLY (evp, chief partner officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,500 shares for an estimated $452,800.

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$SBUX Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 959 institutional investors add shares of $SBUX stock to their portfolio, and 1,019 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 20,166,590 shares (+24.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,806,724,798
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 18,588,224 shares (+21.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,665,318,988
MORGAN STANLEY added 3,587,774 shares (+16.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $321,428,672
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,664,618 shares (+202.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $238,723,126
ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. added 2,637,715 shares (+483.8%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $269,548,095
HOLOCENE ADVISORS, LP added 2,132,307 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $191,033,384
UBS GROUP AG added 1,814,128 shares (+22.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $162,527,727

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$SBUX Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $SBUX stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SBUX stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

SENATOR JIM BANKS sold up to $15,000 on 04/15.
SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 01/28.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

$SBUX Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SBUX in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 01/29/2026
William Blair issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/23/2026
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/21/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $SBUX, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SBUX forecast page.

$SBUX Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SBUX recently. We have seen 19 analysts offer price targets for $SBUX in the last 6 months, with a median target of $110.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Andrew M. Charles from TD Cowen set a target price of $120.0 on 05/14/2026
Chris O'Cull from Stifel set a target price of $117.0 on 05/06/2026
Dennis Geiger from UBS set a target price of $105.0 on 04/29/2026
Gregory Francfort from Guggenheim set a target price of $97.0 on 04/29/2026
Logan Reich from RBC Capital set a target price of $110.0 on 04/29/2026
Steve McManus from BNP Paribas set a target price of $87.0 on 04/29/2026
Jon Tower from Citigroup set a target price of $101.0 on 04/29/2026

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