Ambev S.A. Company Profile (NYSE:ABEV)

Ambev S.A. trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ABEV."

Ambev S.A. announced a special dividend on Thursday, June 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.0493 per share on Monday, July 24th. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 26th. This is a boost from Ambev S.A.'s previous special dividend of $0.03. View Ambev S.A.'s Dividend History.

Ambev S.A. (NYSE:ABEV) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.33 billion. Ambev S.A. had a return on equity of 23.24% and a net margin of 27.14%. View Ambev S.A.'s Earnings History.

Ambev S.A. is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Ambev S.A..

5 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Ambev S.A.'s shares. Their forecasts range from $5.60 to $9.00. On average, they anticipate Ambev S.A.'s share price to reach $6.87 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Ambev S.A..

Ambev S.A. saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 29th, there was short interest totalling 33,827,152 shares, an increase of 13.3% from the September 15th total of 29,848,182 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,823,598 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Some companies that are related to Ambev S.A. include Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO), Philip Morris International (PM), Pepsico (PEP), Unilever NV (UN), Unilever PLC (UL), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI), LVMH-Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMUY), LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMUY), Altria Group (MO), L'Oreal SA (LRLCY), The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC), Diageo PLC (DEO), Japan Tob (JAPAY), Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (RBGLY), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Heineken NV (HEINY) and Danone (DANOY).

Ambev S.A.'s management team includes the folowing people:

• Carlos Alves de Brito, Co-Chairman of the Board
• Victorio Carlos de Marchi, Co-Chairman of the Board
• Bernardo Pinto Paiva, Chief Executive Officer
• Ricardo Rittes de Oliveira Silva, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Investor Relations
• Gustavo Pimenta Garcia, IT and Shared Services Officer , Member of the Executive Board
• Paula Noqueira Lindenberg, Chief Marketing Officer, Member of the Executive Board
• Pedro de Abreu Mariani, Member of the Executive Board, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Executive Officer
• Ricardo Morais Pereira de Melo, Sales Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Board
• Cassiano de Stefano, Premium and High End BU Executive Officer
• Fernando Dias Soares, Soft Drinks Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Board

Ambev S.A.'s stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.16%) and Eqis Capital Management Inc. (0.00%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ambev S.A..

Ambev S.A.'s stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC and Eqis Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ambev S.A..

Shares of Ambev S.A. can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Ambev S.A. stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.71.