Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) to Issue Dividend of $1.17

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be given a dividend of 1.1735 per share by the consumer goods maker on Friday, June 5th. This represents a yield of 322.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has raised its dividend by an average of 0.2%annually over the last three years. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a payout ratio of 33.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to earn $4.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 29.6%.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Up 8.7%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock opened at $80.35 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.75. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 1-year low of $56.97 and a 1-year high of $81.60. The company has a market cap of $156.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.07. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 11.53% and a return on equity of 15.67%. The company had revenue of $15.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.81 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,185 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $588,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Persium Advisors LLC raised its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Persium Advisors LLC now owns 10,890 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $755,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 19.0% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,029 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. raised its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 6,235 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 46,080 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $2,747,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company's stock.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV NYSE: BUD is a multinational brewing company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It is one of the world's largest brewers and is primarily engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of beer and related beverages. The company's operations span brewing, packaging, logistics and retail/customer sales support, serving a broad set of channels from on-premise hospitality to retail and e-commerce.

AB InBev's portfolio includes a mix of global, regional and local beer brands across mainstream, premium, craft and non-alcoholic categories.

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