May Hill Capital LLC Buys Shares of 7,374 Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

May Hill Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 7,374 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock, valued at approximately $454,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in BUD. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 2,722.7% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 621 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 599 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 1st quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 1st quarter valued at about $49,000. Institutional investors own 5.53% of the company's stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:BUD traded down $0.10 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $67.46. 3,384,920 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,005,823. 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 business's fifty day simple moving average is $69.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.67. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 12-month low of $45.94 and a 12-month high of $72.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $121.24 billion, a PE ratio of 19.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.82.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (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%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. The company's revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 EPS for the current year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on BUD shares. BNP Paribas raised shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, May 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $70.10 to $88.00 in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Argus raised shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $70.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.50.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 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.