Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Buy" by the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $71.50.

Several research analysts have commented on BUD shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, May 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $70.10 to $88.00 in a research report on Monday, May 12th. BNP Paribas raised Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Argus raised Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $70.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Berenberg Bank assumed coverage on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. They set a "buy" rating on the stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Trading Up 0.1%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $67.61. The stock had a trading volume of 2,381,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,010,533. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $69.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.70. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a twelve month low of $45.94 and a twelve month high of $72.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $121.50 billion, a PE ratio of 19.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.82.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.04. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a return on equity of 16.09% and a net margin of 11.74%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 EPS for the current year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 7th were issued a $1.0492 dividend. This is a positive change from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's previous annual dividend of $0.87. This represents a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 7th. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's payout ratio is currently 24.35%.

Institutional Trading of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BUD. Dodge & Cox grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 2.8% during the first quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 41,116,138 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $2,531,109,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,308 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 7,569,492 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $379,004,000 after purchasing an additional 505,206 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 7.3% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 2,790,240 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $171,767,000 after purchasing an additional 190,830 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 2,594,619 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $129,201,000 after purchasing an additional 134,243 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clarkston Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 0.3% during the first quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,498,297 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $92,235,000 after purchasing an additional 4,455 shares during the last quarter. 5.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, exports, markets, and sells beer and beverages. It offers a portfolio of approximately 500 beer brands, which primarily include Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois; Beck's, Hoegaarden, Leffe, and Michelob Ultra; and Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Castle, Castle Lite, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, and Skol brands.