Starbucks Corp SBUX

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is reportedly the subject of takeover interest from Starbucks, according to recent market chatter. Early discussions are described as exploratory, with no formal offer announced or confirmed as of 17 October 2026. Any potential deal would bring together two large restaurant operators that focus on branded customer experiences and high-traffic locations. The reported Starbucks takeover interest in Chipotle is only one piece of the longer term story for this...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) were quite important when it came to Jim Cramer’s morning appearance on October 12th. The pair were part of an exclusive report by the CNBC TV host which outlined that Starbucks was not interested in acquiring Chipotle. The news was important, as you’ll find out when […]

Investors are pricing Starbucks (SBUX) stock at 55.7 times its earnings over the last twelve months, well above the 22.7 multiple for the S&P 500. That premium suggests a bet that U.S. customer visits will keep rising and profit will continue its recovery. The company delivered a fourth straight quarter of comparable sales growth in fiscal Q3 2026. Yet executives used the accompanying earnings call to acknowledge pressure on U.S. consumer sentiment. So what is that pressure.

Target reported renewed sales momentum, with Q2 2026 revenue up 5.3% and shopper traffic up 3.6%, supported by technology investments, store app upgrades and merchandising partnerships such as the Starbucks x Target collaboration and the revived Simply Shabby Chic brand. The sharpened focus on store productivity and digital engagement, including AI enabled tools and the myDay operations app, directly links Target’s merchandising reset to more efficient execution on the sales floor. Now the...

Check out the companies making headlines this week:

More coffee sales aren’t solving Starbucks’ biggest challenge.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 16, 2026 / NX3 Commercial Group has promoted Marco Zando to Vice President, Investment Sales Team, following nine transactions totaling $20,461,000 in single-tenant net lease volume year to date.8 million of that total came in a single recent stretch across three states: a Walgreens in Amarillo, Texas, a Starbucks in Jacksonville, Florida, and a three-property dollar store portfolio in Georgia, placing buyer capital into pharmacy, coffee and discou

The Dow rose 1.2% as money moved from chips into old-economy names. Producer prices posted their biggest jump since 2022, and Jensen Huang came to CoreWeave's defense.

SBUX is up 15% YTD as stronger customer traffic, margin recovery and higher earnings guidance fuel its turnaround, but key execution risks remain.

Cramer said Starbucks can drive gains on its own as it “doesn’t build data centers and it doesn’t need its multiple to expand.”