Ambev (ABEV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ambev S.A. is a Brazilian beverage company and one of the largest brewers in Latin America. The company produces, distributes and sells beer, carbonated soft drinks, nonalcoholic beverages and other drink products through a portfolio that includes brands such as Brahma, Skol, Antarctica, Bohemia, Budweiser, Stella Artois and Guaraná Antarctica.

Founded in 1999 through the merger of Companhia Antarctica Paulista and Companhia Cervejaria Brahma, Ambev became part of Anheuser-Busch InBev following the latter’s combination with Anheuser-Busch in 2008. Ambev operates breweries, beverage production facilities and distribution networks serving customers in Brazil and several other countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic.

In addition to its beverage manufacturing operations, the company sells products through retail, hospitality and direct-to-consumer channels and has developed digital platforms and services for business customers. Ambev is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ABEV.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.24 to $3.35
• 50-Day Range: $2.78 to $3.12
• 52-Week Range: $2.10 to $3.45
• Volume: 56.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 26.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.28
• Dividend Yield: 0.92%
• Price Target: $3.08
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Ambev Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ambev scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 167 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Ambev has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Ambev has a consensus price target of $3.08, representing about 6.6% downside from its current price of $3.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ambev has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ambev are expected to grow by 5.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $0.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ambev is 16.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ambev is 16.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ambev has a PEG Ratio of 2.18. 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 3.26. 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

0.90% 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 5.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ambev has recently increased by 7.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ambev pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ambev is 15.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ambev will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.29% next year. This indicates that Ambev will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Ambev has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Ambev this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for ABEV on MarketBeat in the last 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 $1,441,563.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Brewers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ABEV
• CIK: 1565025
• Web: www.ambev.com.br
• Phone: +551121221414
• Fax: 55-11-2122-1526
• Employees: 39,606
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ambev: $3.08
• High Price Target: $3.50
• Low Price Target: $2.85
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.28
• P/E Growth: 2.18
• Net Income: $2.78 billion
• Net Margins: 18.47%
• Pretax Margin: 23.04%
• Return on Equity: 17.48%
• Return on Assets: 11.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.25
• Cash Flow: $0.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.99
• Book Value: $1.01 per share
• Price / Book: 3.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,761,640,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $51.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58