NASDAQ: SBUX · Restaurants

Starbucks (SBUX) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Starbucks (SBUX) logged about 258 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 19 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 44% bullish but is far apart: Polymarket runs 100% bullish while News sits at just 17%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 17 of 37 analysts rating SBUX a buy.

“SBUX is trending because a major shareholder lawsuit win offsets concern about a sales slump.”Adanos /explain

Wall Street vs the crowd on SBUX

Wall Street’s 46% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 17% to Polymarket at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Buy
Buy 17
Hold 16
Sell 4
Avg target $106.45

Across 37 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 17 buy calls against 4 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $106.45.

37 analysts46% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 44%
Spread 83 pts
Most bullish Polymarket 100%
Most bearish News 17%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

4 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on SBUX

83pt spread
Wall St
46%
Polymarket
100%
X
43%
Reddit
17%
News
17%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 44%

Wall Street’s 46% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 44%. The split is inside the crowd: Polymarket reads 100% bullish while News sits at 17%, a 83-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why SBUX reads Hold

Hold -3.3
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 44.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-7.5
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 3 up, 1 down, 0 flat.
+3.5
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 47.4, close to the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 4 tracked sources.
+3.0
Consensus
All 3 sources lean bearish, so the score gets a small penalty.
-3.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from -6.0 to -3.3.

Starbucks (SBUX) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Starbucks (SBUX) buzz held subdued around 39.0 while the price drifted up 5.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 7M shares. Updated Jul 20, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SBUX lost 0.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 52.9 and was variable, swinging between 39.0 and 66.0. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw SBUX this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 56.0
Bullish 17%
Mentions 145
Trend Falling
30 subredditsSentiment -0.0
Bullish 17%Neutral 57%Bearish 26%
r/economy Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 139 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 64.3
Bullish 43%
Mentions 101
Trend Rising
101 tweetsSentiment +0.2
Bullish 55%Neutral 34%Bearish 11%
@wallstengine Neutral 0.04
“$SBUX spends about $400M/year on software and is targeting $2B in cost cuts.”
♥ 602↻ 75👁 160K views

News signal

Open source page
Buzz 35.1
Bullish 17%
Mentions 12
Trend Rising
17 publishersSentiment +0.2
Bullish 53%Neutral 45%Bearish 2%
The Motley Fool Bullish 0.17
“For the past few years, the assessment of coffee stocks on Wall Street has been simple: The upstart was winning. Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) ra…” Led by Nasdaq and TipRanks.

Polymarket signal

Open source page
Buzz 34.1
Bullish 100%
Trades 19
Trend Rising
16 tradersSentiment +0.6
Bullish 100%Neutral 0%Bearish 0%
Prediction markets Bullish
Real money on Polymarket reads 100% bullish this week.
16 traders · $6,902 liquidity

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Starbucks (SBUX) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 20, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Buy (17 / 16 / 4)
Crowd bullish (7d)
44%
Avg price target
$106.45
Most bullish source
Polymarket, 100%
Most bearish source
News, 17%
Sentiment spread
83 pts
Mentions (7d)
258 + 19 trades
Market cap
$120.23B
P/E · Forward P/E
80.5 · 35.7
EPS · Beta
$1.31 · 1.0
Revenue (TTM)
$38.47B · 4% margin
Industry
Restaurants

Starbucks (SBUX) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Starbucks (SBUX) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Starbucks (SBUX) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 68/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 44% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 277 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about SBUX stock?

Reddit discussion around Starbucks (SBUX) is moderately active with 145 mentions across 30 tracked subreddits. The tone is 17% bullish with falling 3-day activity momentum, suggesting cooling attention.

Is Starbucks (SBUX) bullish or bearish right now?

The crowd reads bearish on Starbucks (SBUX), averaging 44% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Polymarket at 100% bullish and News at 17%, a 83-point spread. On the professional side, 17 of 37 analysts rate SBUX a buy.

What do analysts say about Starbucks (SBUX)?

Of the 37 analysts covering Starbucks (SBUX), 17 rate it a buy, 16 a hold and 4 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $106.45. That lines up with the crowd average of 44% bullish.

What is the sentiment on SBUX stock?

Starbucks (SBUX) sentiment is bearish across all 4 tracked sources. X reads 43% bullish, News reads 17% bullish, Polymarket reads 100% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 68/100 conviction.

Why does SBUX carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around Starbucks (SBUX). All 4 tracked sources lean negative, with reddit being the most bearish at 17% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit, while x and news and polymarket activity is rising. The hold signal carries 68/100 conviction.

What is driving Starbucks (SBUX) sentiment right now?

Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 145 mentions (52% of total volume). X contributes 101 mentions and Polymarket contributes 19 mentions and News contributes 12 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while x and news and polymarket show rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Starbucks (SBUX)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SBUX's hold signal at 68/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 4 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this SBUX sentiment data?

The SBUX sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

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