Evecore, already carrying an overweight rating on the bank, added the stock to its conviction list Wednesday.

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Friday Goldman Sachs dropped Starbucks from its "conviction list" along with Target, and instead adopted shares of McDonald's.

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First, for those who follow the adds and drops from the Goldman Sachs Conviction List may recognize this to be a lagging indicator.

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The stock has sharply outperformed its peers, shooting up nearly 68% since August 2010, when Goldman added the stock to its conviction-buy list.

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