Boston Beer (SAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Boston Beer Company, Inc produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, and Coney Island brand names. The company markets and sells its products to a network wholesaler in the United States, as well as wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other e-commerce retail outlets. It sells its products in Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Pacific Rim, Mexico, and Central and South America. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $228.10 to $231.43
• 50-Day Range: $228.00 to $250.03
• 52-Week Range: $215.10 to $339.77
• Volume: 163,630 shs
• Average Volume: 163,635 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.95
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $286.12
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Boston Beer Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Boston Beer scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 152 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Boston Beer has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Boston Beer has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Boston Beer are expected to grow by 23.90% in the coming year, from $9.29 to $11.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Boston Beer is 33.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Boston Beer is 33.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 16.70.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Boston Beer has a PEG Ratio of 1.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Boston Beer has a P/B Ratio of 2.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.16% of the float of Boston Beer has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Boston Beer has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Boston Beer has recently increased by 0.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Boston Beer does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Boston Beer does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.52

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.16% of the float of Boston Beer has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Boston Beer has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Boston Beer has recently increased by 0.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.33

News Sentiment

Boston Beer has a news sentiment score of 1.33. 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 0.91 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Boston Beer this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for SAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Boston Beer to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Boston Beer insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.10% of the stock of Boston Beer is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.13% of the stock of Boston Beer is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SAM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAM shares performed this year?

Boston Beer's stock was trading at $299.98 at the start of the year. Since then, SAM stock has decreased by 23.0% and is now trading at $230.89.
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How were Boston Beer's earnings last quarter?

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The company reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $1.38. Boston Beer's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Does Boston Beer have any subsidiaries?

Boston Beer subsidiaries include Dogfish Head Brewery, American Craft Brewery LLC, American Fermentation Company LLC, Angry Orchard Cider Company LLC, A&S Brewing Collaborative LLC, Boston Beer Corporation, Boston Beer Corporation Canada Inc., and others.

Who are Boston Beer's major shareholders?

Boston Beer's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.76%), Armistice Capital LLC (1.89%), Millennium Management LLC (1.67%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (1.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Samuel A Calagione III, David A Burwick, Carolyn L O'boyle, John C Geist, David L Grinnell and Annette N Fritsch.
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How do I buy shares of Boston Beer?

Shares of SAM 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 Boston Beer own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Boston Beer investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Salesforce (CRM), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Today: 5/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Malt beverages
• Sub-Industry: Brewers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAM
• CIK: 949870
• Web: www.bostonbeer.com
• Phone: (617) 368-5000
• Fax: 617-368-5500
• Employees: 2,680
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $286.12
• High Stock Price Target: $349.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $230.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.85
• P/E Growth: 1.23
• Net Income: $76.25 million
• Net Margins: 3.82%
• Pretax Margin: 5.66%
• Return on Equity: 11.76%
• Return on Assets: 8.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.26
• Cash Flow: $16.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.15
• Book Value: $89.07 per share
• Price / Book: 2.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,146,000
• Free Float: 8,809,000
• Market Cap: $2.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14