Ambev (ABEV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, malt and food, other alcoholic beverages, and non-alcoholic and non-carbonated products in Brazil, Central America and Caribbean, Latin America South, and Canada. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Budweiser, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Balboa ICE, Balboa, Atlas Golden Light, Atlas, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Presidente, Presidente Light, Brahma Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Bud 66, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Pepsi Black, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Pepsi-Cola, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Red Bull, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike's brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.18 to $2.20
• 50-Day Range: $2.19 to $2.49
• 52-Week Range: $1.76 to $2.63
• Volume: 585,677 shs
• Average Volume: 33.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.78
• Dividend Yield: 2.27%
• Price Target: $2.60
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Ambev Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ambev scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 304 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Ambev has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ambev has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ambev are expected to decrease by -5.56% in the coming year, from $0.18 to $0.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ambev is 13.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ambev is 13.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 17.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ambev has a PEG Ratio of 2.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ambev has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.48% of the float of Ambev has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ambev has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ambev has recently increased by 47.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ambev pays a meaningful dividend of 2.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ambev does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ambev is 31.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ambev will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.41% next year. This indicates that Ambev will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.48% of the float of Ambev has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ambev has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ambev has recently increased by 47.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

Ambev has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Ambev this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for ABEV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ambev to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ambev insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 8.13% of the stock of Ambev is held by institutions.

ABEV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ABEV shares performed this year?

Ambev's stock was trading at $1.85 at the start of the year. Since then, ABEV stock has increased by 18.9% and is now trading at $2.20.

How were Ambev's earnings last quarter?

Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.03. The firm earned $3.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.84 billion. Ambev had a net margin of 16.18% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.39%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Ambev's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Ambev include First Eagle Investment Management LLC (2.15%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.27%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.17%) and Brandes Investment Partners LP (0.13%).

How do I buy shares of Ambev?

Shares of ABEV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ambev own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ambev investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/17 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/17/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Record date for 10/14 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Today: 8/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/14/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: BEVERAGES - ALCOH
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ABEV
• CIK: 1565025
• Web: www.ambev.com.br
• Phone: 551121221200
• Fax: 55-11-2122-1526
• Employees: 42,167
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ambev: $2.60
• High Price Target: $2.70
• Low Price Target: $2.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.22
• P/E Growth: 2.39
• Net Income: $2.68 billion
• Net Margins: 16.18%
• Pretax Margin: 21.79%
• Return on Equity: 15.39%
• Return on Assets: 9.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.09
• Cash Flow: $0.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.46
• Book Value: $1.17 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,757,660,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $34.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74