Citadel Investment Advisory Inc. Buys 19,950 Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

Citadel Investment Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Free Report) by 883.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,207 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock after acquiring an additional 19,950 shares during the period. Citadel Investment Advisory Inc.'s holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $1,367,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of BUD. Dodge & Cox increased its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 27.7% during the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 39,996,830 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $2,002,641,000 after purchasing an additional 8,670,940 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 505,206 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 5.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 134,243 shares in the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 30.3% in the 4th quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,493,842 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $74,797,000 after acquiring an additional 347,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the 4th quarter worth about $56,849,000. 5.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Argus raised 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 report on Thursday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $70.10 to $88.00 in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.50.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock traded up $0.42 on Thursday, hitting $70.91. The company had a trading volume of 3,978,466 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,959,785. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.85. 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 50-day moving average of $67.70 and a 200-day moving average of $58.99.

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

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th were given a $1.0492 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's previous annual dividend of $0.87. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 7th. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's payout ratio is presently 24.64%.

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.