- "With a top and bottom line beat in a difficult consumer landscape, FQ3 lived up to the lofty expectations," says UBS's Keith Siegner (who has a Buy and $90 PT). Nevertheless. some pressure on the all-time high shares could be warranted amid management commentary (CC transcript) that FY15 earnings growth could be at the lower end of the 15-20% range. "We're not phased," he concludes, and would buy on any weakness.
- Also noting the conservative guidance, Barclays' Jeffrey Bernstein (Equal Weight and $81 PT), says the stock - at 25x forward earnings - is fairly valued.
- "Strong momentum in the business continues to make Starbucks (SBUX -2.3%) a long-term holding," says JPMorgan's John Ivankoe (Overweight and $85 PT). "While we believe some consolidation may be warranted to more aggressively purchase shares, we continue to advocate long-term investment based on uncommonly high cash flow/balance sheet flexibility, earnings power and visibility over the next few years."
- Previously: Starbucks edges lower following earnings beat