Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company operates in North America, Middle America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1366 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.67 to $70.21
• 50-Day Range: $67.02 to $71.70
• 52-Week Range: $45.94 to $72.13
• Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $126.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.33
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: $71.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 107th out of 153 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: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV are expected to grow by 5.64% in the coming year, from $3.37 to $3.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is 20.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is 20.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 20.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.29% of the float of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has recently decreased by 44.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is 24.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.88% next year. This indicates that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.29% of the float of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has recently decreased by 44.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.99 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BUD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.50% of the stock of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 5.53% of the stock of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is held by institutions.

BUD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BUD shares performed this year?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stock was trading at $50.07 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BUD shares have increased by 40.1% and is now trading at $70.1540.

How were Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's earnings last quarter?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 8th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.05%), Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. (0.03%), Perpetual Ltd (0.01%) and US Bancorp DE (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV?

Shares of BUD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV investors own include BlackRock (BLK), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Woodside Energy Group (WDS).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/6 Dividend: 5/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend: 5/07/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/06/2025
• Today: 7/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: BEVERAGES - ALCOH
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BUD
• CIK: 1668717
• Web: www.ab-inbev.com
• Phone: (321) 627-6018
• Fax: 321-650-6111
• Employees: 143,885
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV: $71.50
• High Price Target: $88.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.20
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.81
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: $5.86 billion
• Net Margins: 11.74%
• Pretax Margin: 19.54%
• Return on Equity: 16.09%
• Return on Assets: 6.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.80
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $59.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.11
• Cash Flow: $6.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.06
• Book Value: $49.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,797,200,000
• Free Float: 1,716,324,000
• Market Cap: $126.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82