Hot Services Stocks For 2015

Hot Services Stocks For 2015: Starbucks Corporation(SBUX)

Starbucks Corporation purchases and roasts whole bean coffees. It operates approximately 16,858 stores, including 8,833 company-operated stores and 8,025 licensed stores. The company offers approximately 30 blends and single-origin premium arabica coffees. It also provides handcrafted beverages, such as fresh-brewed coffee, hot and iced espresso beverages, coffee and non-coffee blended beverages, Vivanno smoothies, and Tazo teas; and merchandise products, including home espresso machines, coffee brewers and grinders, coffee mugs and accessories, packaged goods, music, books, and gift items. In addition, it offers fresh food items, which comprise baked pastries, sandwiches, salads, oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, and fruit cups. Further, it also provides VIA ready brew coffee, bottled frappuccino beverages, discoveries chilled cup coffee, doubleshot espresso drinks, iced coffee, whole bean coffee, and ice creams. The company?s brand portfolio includes Tazo tea, Ethos water, Seatt le?s Best Coffee, and Torrefazione Italia Coffee. Starbucks Corporation sells its products in approximately 50 countries worldwide. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Daniela Pylypczak]

  After Thursday’sclosingbell, Starbucks Corporation(SBUX)reported its thirdquarter results, which toppedanalysts’ estimates.

  SBUX’s Earnings in Brief

  SBUXreported Q3 net income of $0.67 per share, up 22% from a year prior. Revenue for the quarter came in at $4.15billion,up 11% from the third quarter of 2013. On average, Wall Street analysts expected to see $0.66 per share in earnings and revenue of $4.14 billion. Starbucks expects EPS to be in the range of $2.70 to $2.72 for FY14, and Q4 EPS to come in the range of $0.76 to $0.78.

  CEO Commentary

  Howard Schultz, StarbucksChairman, President andCEO, noted: “Starbucks Q3 represents another! quarter of outstanding operating performance in which each of our segments contributed to record results. The increasing power of the Starbucks brand, the success of our best-in-class mobile, social and digital technologies and our greatest asset – over 300,000 partners who deliver the Starbucks Experience to over 70 million customers around the world each week – position us to continue growing our business around the world and into the future.

  SBUX’s Dividend

  SBUX lastquarterlydividend of $0.26was paid on May 23. We expect the company to declare its next quarterly dividend at the end of July.

  Stock Performance

  SBUXended Thursday’strading session 1.66% higher. The stock is up 2.55% YTD.

  SBUXDividend Snapshot

  As of Market Close on July 24, 2014

  Click here to see the complete history of SBUXdividends.

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