What is Roth Capital's Forecast for Boston Beer Q2 Earnings?

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Boston Beer in a research note issued on Friday, April 25th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will earn $4.84 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.06. The consensus estimate for Boston Beer's current full-year earnings is $9.29 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Boston Beer's FY2025 earnings at $10.18 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Berenberg Bank assumed coverage on Boston Beer in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. They set a "hold" rating and a $281.10 target price for the company. Roth Mkm reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $349.00 price objective (down from $389.00) on shares of Boston Beer in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Boston Beer from $280.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of Boston Beer from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Boston Beer from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Boston Beer presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $286.12.

Boston Beer Price Performance

Boston Beer stock traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $245.57. 290,184 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 214,450. The company has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a PE ratio of 36.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.26. The company's fifty day moving average price is $237.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $268.40. Boston Beer has a fifty-two week low of $215.10 and a fifty-two week high of $339.77.

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $1.38. Boston Beer had a return on equity of 11.76% and a net margin of 3.82%. The business had revenue of $481.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $436.27 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.04 EPS. The company's revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Boston Beer

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SAM. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Boston Beer during the 4th quarter worth $30,741,000. J. Goldman & Co LP boosted its stake in shares of Boston Beer by 251.8% during the 4th quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP now owns 119,687 shares of the company's stock worth $35,904,000 after acquiring an additional 85,669 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Boston Beer during the 4th quarter worth about $25,054,000. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Boston Beer during the 4th quarter valued at about $23,349,000. Finally, Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Boston Beer in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $21,412,000. 81.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Boston Beer Company Profile

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.