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ABEV vs. BUD, DEO, KDP, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and CASK

Should you be buying Ambev stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ambev include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Diageo (DEO), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Beeline (BLNE), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry.

Ambev vs. Its Competitors

Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 3 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 15 mentions for Ambev. Ambev's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.60 indicating that Ambev is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ambev
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ambev has a net margin of 15.76% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 11.74%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.09% beat Ambev's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ambev15.76% 14.74% 9.57%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 11.74%16.09%6.86%

Ambev currently has a consensus price target of $2.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.99%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.12%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Ambev.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ambev
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.83
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ambev pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Ambev. Ambev is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ambev$16.59B2.08$2.68B$0.1613.66
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.77B1.72$5.86B$3.4516.56

8.1% of Ambev shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ambev has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ABEV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ABEV vs. The Competition

MetricAmbevBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$34.43B$13.71B$15.60B$20.34B
Dividend Yield4.99%2.69%3.21%3.64%
P/E Ratio13.6624.3419.2228.39
Price / Sales2.082.2845.3666.94
Price / Cash8.8810.1614.7022.95
Price / Book1.8713.595.924.40
Net Income$2.68B$830.08M$690.35M$993.26M
7 Day Performance-8.39%-4.47%-5.13%-4.13%
1 Month Performance-9.71%-3.77%-3.13%-1.32%
1 Year Performance6.59%-14.04%-2.57%7.13%

Ambev Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ABEV
Ambev
2.3504 of 5 stars
$2.19
+0.2%
$2.60
+19.0%
+6.6%$34.43B$16.59B13.6642,167News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
3.2649 of 5 stars
$66.39
-5.4%
$71.50
+7.7%
-3.0%$119.32B$59.77B19.24143,885Trending News
Earnings Report
DEO
Diageo
3.823 of 5 stars
$104.19
-2.7%
$129.00
+23.8%
-21.6%$57.96B$20.27B15.2130,367Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
KDP
Keurig Dr Pepper
3.8317 of 5 stars
$32.98
-0.9%
$39.77
+20.6%
-4.8%$44.79B$15.35B29.4429,400Positive News
Insider Trade
CCU
Compania Cervecerias Unidas
0.7603 of 5 stars
$11.64
-2.2%
$9.70
-16.7%
+6.6%$2.15B$2.98T12.389,638Upcoming Earnings
COCO
Vita Coco
1.5119 of 5 stars
$37.30
-1.6%
$38.00
+1.9%
+36.5%$2.12B$516.01M36.94280News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WEST
Westrock Coffee
2.5048 of 5 stars
$7.17
+0.9%
$10.40
+45.1%
-32.8%$678.29M$872.02M-7.881,408Upcoming Earnings
BRCC
BRC
2.9458 of 5 stars
$2.01
-1.2%
$2.88
+43.4%
-70.1%$285.87M$391.49M-22.28840Upcoming Earnings
WVVI
Willamette Valley Vineyards
0.4563 of 5 stars
$4.80
-0.2%
N/A+26.3%$23.81M$39.78M-9.41270Positive News
Gap Up
BLNE
Beeline
N/A$2.13
+9.2%
N/AN/A$19.30M$3.77M-0.0691Gap Down
CASK
Heritage Distilling
N/A$0.48
+9.5%
N/AN/A$5.80M$8.40M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:ABEV) was last updated on 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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