Q3 EPS Forecast for Molson Coors Beverage Boosted by Analyst

Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Molson Coors Beverage in a research note issued on Monday, May 19th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.16. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $71.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Molson Coors Beverage's current full-year earnings is $6.35 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Molson Coors Beverage's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.37 EPS.

TAP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Molson Coors Beverage from $63.00 to $58.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Citigroup upgraded Molson Coors Beverage from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $47.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on Molson Coors Beverage from $72.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Molson Coors Beverage from $63.00 to $59.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Molson Coors Beverage from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $63.26.

Molson Coors Beverage Stock Performance

Shares of TAP traded down $0.27 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $54.04. 2,179,244 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,138,052. The business's 50-day moving average price is $58.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Molson Coors Beverage has a twelve month low of $49.19 and a twelve month high of $64.66. The company has a market capitalization of $10.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.10, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.73.

Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by ($0.30). Molson Coors Beverage had a return on equity of 9.34% and a net margin of 8.17%. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 11.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Molson Coors Beverage

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 6,369,498 shares of the company's stock worth $387,711,000 after acquiring an additional 86,601 shares in the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,553,212 shares of the company's stock worth $277,154,000 after acquiring an additional 33,535 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,503,879 shares of the company's stock worth $274,144,000 after acquiring an additional 750,388 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,291,048 shares of the company's stock worth $245,308,000 after acquiring an additional 54,867 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,130,807 shares of the company's stock worth $251,442,000 after acquiring an additional 595,203 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.46% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Molson Coors Beverage news, Director Geoffrey E. Molson sold 1,333 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.29, for a total transaction of $75,034.57. Following the transaction, the director now owns 27,595 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,553,322.55. The trade was a 4.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.71% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Molson Coors Beverage Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Molson Coors Beverage's payout ratio is 37.83%.

Molson Coors Beverage Company Profile

Molson Coors Beverage Company manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products under various brands in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers flavored malt beverages including hard seltzers, craft, spirits and energy, and ready to drink beverages.