Don't Judge Starbucks on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals!

By Emilio Sanchez • Tuesday, November 07 10:17 • Permanent Link

Starbucks logged a -0.3% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $103.67 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. SBUX's trading volume is 670,112 compared to the stock's average volume of 6,112,040.

Starbucks trades -1.76% away from its average analyst target price of $105.53 per share. The 30 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $80.16 to $141.47, and on average have given Starbucks a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in SBUX, you'll want to know the following:

Starbucks has moved 13.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.58, Starbucks has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
SBUX has a forward P/E ratio of 27.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.84 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.78 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Starbucks is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide.

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