Starbucks Gains on Broker Action
SEATTLE (
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Starbucks
(SBUX) - Get Report
traded higher Thursday morning following some favorable broker action.
Analysts at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch maintained a neutral rating on Starbucks shares but raised their price target on the stock to $35.
Starbucks added 2.8% ahead of midday to trade around $32.60.
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Earlier this week analysts from Argus Research reiterated a buy rating on Starbucks and upped their price target by $1 to $39. McAdams Wright Ragen analysts reiterated a buy rating and raised their price target by $5 to $36.
UBS also reiterated a buy rating on Starbucks, hiking its price target from $29 to $33 over the last two months.
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