Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) Shares Purchased by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Free Report) by 74.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 101,682 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock after purchasing an additional 43,429 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $5,091,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dodge & Cox lifted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 27.7% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 39,996,830 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $2,002,641,000 after buying an additional 8,670,940 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in 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 worth $379,004,000 after acquiring an additional 505,206 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 5.5% during 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 raised its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 30.3% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $56,849,000. 5.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BUD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $70.10 to $88.00 in a report on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, May 18th. Finally, Argus upgraded 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.50.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Up 0.7%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock traded up $0.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $68.82. The company had a trading volume of 800,237 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,876,574. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 1 year low of $45.94 and a 1 year high of $69.38. The business has a fifty day moving average of $64.23 and a 200 day moving average of $57.04. The stock has a market cap of $123.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.26, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.83.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.04. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 10.98%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be paid a $1.0492 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 7th. This is a boost from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's previous annual dividend of $0.87. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.32%.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Company 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.