Piper Jaffray Reiterates Bullish View on Starbucks (SBUX) Following Results

Piper Jaffray analyst, Nicole Miller Regan, reiterated her Overweight rating and $72 PT after Starbucks Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported earnings that beat consensus by a penny and shares fell 5% in the aftermarket.

Total revenues increased ~12% to $5.4 billion, based on strong traffic driven same-store sales results globally. Same-store sales in the Americas were +9% (5% ticket/4% traffic), +1% in EMEA (1% traffic), and 5% in CAP (1% ticket/4% traffic). operating earnings increased ~15% to $0.46 per share, a penny ahead of consensus expectations. Fiscal 1Q16 results were driven by global comps of +8% (based on 4% transaction growth).

No change to Overweight rating and $72 price target based on 18x FY17E EBITDA.

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Shares of Starbucks closed at $59.03 yesterday.

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