Ambev (ABEV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ambev (NYSE: ABEV) is a Brazilian-based beverage company that produces, distributes and markets a broad portfolio of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The company’s core business centers on brewing and selling beer, alongside a range of soft drinks, bottled water, energy drinks and other malt-based beverages. Headquartered in São Paulo, Ambev operates an integrated value chain that covers manufacturing, packaging, logistics and commercial sales to retail, on-premise and institutional customers.

The company traces its origins to the 1999 merger of two historic Brazilian breweries, and later became part of the broader global brewing group through subsequent industry consolidations. Ambev’s brand portfolio blends large national labels with regional offerings; among its well-known Brazilian brands are Skol, Brahma and Antarctica (including the Guaraná Antarctica soft drink). While its primary market is Brazil, Ambev also serves multiple countries across Latin America and participates in broader international supply and distribution arrangements via its corporate affiliations.

Ambev’s operations emphasize high-volume production, national and regional distribution networks, and brand marketing tailored to diverse consumer segments. As a publicly traded company, it balances local management and franchise-like commercial execution with resources and strategic direction linked to its larger corporate group. Its activities encompass manufacturing site management, supply-chain optimization, route-to-market distribution and consumer brand-building across multiple beverage categories.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.19 to $3.29
• 50-Day Range: $2.73 to $3.42
• 52-Week Range: $2.10 to $3.45
• Volume: 21.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 25.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.29
• Dividend Yield: 10.02%
• Price Target: $3.09
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Ambev Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ambev scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Ambev has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Ambev has a consensus price target of $3.09, representing about 6.1% downside from its current price of $3.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ambev has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ambev are expected to grow by 4.76% in the coming year, from $0.21 to $0.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ambev is 17.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ambev is 17.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ambev has a PEG Ratio of 1.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ambev has a P/B Ratio of 3.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.06% of the float of Ambev has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ambev has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.14.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ambev has recently increased by 3.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ambev is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ambev does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ambev is 173.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Ambev will have a dividend payout ratio of 150.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Ambev may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Ambev has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ambev this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 19 people have searched for ABEV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Ambev to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ambev insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $434,300.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

8.13% of the stock of Ambev is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: BEVERAGES - ALCOH
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ABEV
• CIK: 1565025
• Web: www.ambev.com.br
• Phone: 551121221200
• Fax: 55-11-2122-1526
• Employees: 39,606
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ambev: $3.09
• High Price Target: $3.50
• Low Price Target: $2.88
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.64
• P/E Growth: 1.81
• Net Income: $2.78 billion
• Net Margins: 17.69%
• Pretax Margin: 22.09%
• Return on Equity: 16.63%
• Return on Assets: 10.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.28
• Cash Flow: $0.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.63
• Book Value: $1.09 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,761,640,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $51.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61