Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction) and McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) just delivered earnings that pulled their stories in opposite directions. McDonald’s posted 5.7% global comparable sales and a clean beat. Starbucks…
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction) stock is moving higher Monday morning after Jefferies upgraded the shares to Hold from Underperform, lifting its price target to $92 from $86. The upgrade reflects…
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Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS | BROS Price Prediction) just garnered an upvote on Wall Street. Telsey initiated coverage of Dutch Bros stock with an Outperform rating and a $66 price target. With shares…
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Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as shell-shocked traders and investors return to a holiday-shortened trading week, where all the major indices are approaching or already in correction territory (down 10%).…
Starbucks’ (NASDAQ: SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction) stock is down 10% in the last year, while the S&P 500 is 12% higher. Over five years, the stock is down 20% while the…
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) have both been staples of American consumer spending for decades, but their stock stories could not be more different. McDonald's quietly compounded through a franchise-heavy…
Wolfe Research analyst Greg Badishkanian issued a split verdict on the restaurant sector this week, downgrading Starbucks to Peer Perform from Outperform while simultaneously upgrading Brinker International and initiating Wingstop with Outperform…
Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG | CMG Price Prediction) fell 6.7% over the past week, coinciding with a shift in retail investor sentiment on platforms like Reddit and X. Social sentiment…
If Starbucks earnings were a sign of a turnaround, the share price is not showing it. Sales grew, but not enough to impress investors.
Douglas A. McIntyre EDITOR’S NOTE:This article has been updated to correct several inaccuracies in the original version, including the characterization of U.S. traffic trends, the role of international markets, and the context around margin pressure.…
William Temple Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction) stock had a fantastic start to 2026, with a 15% gain in the first three weeks of 2026. A fresh spike and a fresh slate in…
Joey Frenette Shares of Realty Income (NYSE:O) gained 7.14% over the past month after losing 0.09% the month prior. That brings the stock’s one-year gain to 8.46%. O currently pays shareholders a dividend yielding…
Starbucks stock has been on a tear so far his year, a huge departure from past performance. The upcoming Starbucks earnings report will reveal whether the company is truly turning around.
Douglas A. McIntyre 
