Starbucks Stock (NASDAQ:SBUX) Dips Despite Bearista Boondoggle Becoming Unexpected Market Winner
Wall Street's brewing a bitter blend as Starbucks shares slide despite their Bearista initiative outperforming expectations.
Caffeine-Fueled Contradiction
The coffee giant's latest venture—dubbed Bearista by analysts—has somehow managed to brew up better numbers than anyone predicted. Yet SBUX stock keeps dripping lower, proving once again that traditional markets operate on a different kind of bean counting.
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The Bearista cup turned out to be a holiday craze in their own right, and customers started up a minor frenzy to get hands on one themselves. But even as supplies ran out with alarming speed, and reports emerged of baristas skimming some of the supply for themselves, it became clear that Starbucks had a winning product on its hands. Even if, in this case, it was testing the waters of “too big a win for its own good.”
But then the competition started firing up. Walmart (WMT) tried to cash in by offering a bear-shaped bottle of Great Value brand honey filled with coffee, and Aldi actually tried to offer a $5 “gingerbread figure” cup to those who “missed out on that $30 bear.” And with Starbucks planning to follow up on the Bearista with further merch releases, it can take a lesson about what worked here, and what did not.
Drinks Return
But Starbucks, as we all know, is not merely the sum of its cups. Starbucks also sells drinks to put in those cups. December 2 will see the return of two of the biggest holiday delights, the Eggnog Latte and the Chestnut Praline Latte. The latter particularly fired up interest across social media. Customers will also be able to get in on Eggnog Cold Foam as an addition to their drink of choice starting December 2 as well.
One major return, however, was not seen, and that fired up some real concern. The Cran-Merry Orange Refresher is not making a return despite being tailor-made for the Thanksgiving season. Seriously, about the only thing missing from a combination like that is a turkey sandwich with a little family tension.
Is Starbucks Stock a Good Buy?
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on SBUX stock based on 12 Buys, seven Holds and two Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. After a 14.91% loss in its share price over the past year, the average SBUX price target of $95 per share implies 14.53% upside potential.
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