Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) Receives $71.50 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Buy" from the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $71.50.

Several equities research analysts have commented on BUD shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Argus upgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $70.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, May 18th. Finally, Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. They set a "buy" rating for the company.

Institutional Trading of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BUD. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the fourth quarter valued at $376,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 33.0% during the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 6,653 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,649 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. increased its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 3,519 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $176,000 after purchasing an additional 626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 53.5% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,242 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $713,000 after purchasing an additional 4,966 shares in the last quarter. 5.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Performance

NYSE:BUD traded up $0.54 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $71.70. The stock had a trading volume of 3,876,688 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,929,099. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a twelve month low of $45.94 and a twelve month high of $71.95. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $66.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $128.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.13, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.69.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 15.29% and a net margin of 10.98%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th were given a dividend of $1.0492 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 7th. This represents a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's previous annual dividend of $0.87. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's payout ratio is presently 24.35%.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Company Profile

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.