Ambev (ABEV) Competitors $2.50 -0.01 (-0.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.49 -0.01 (-0.40%) As of 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ABEV vs. BUD, DEO, KDP, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and IBGShould 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), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Eastside Distilling (BLNE), and Innovation Beverage Group (IBG). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry. Ambev vs. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Diageo Keurig Dr Pepper Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Vita Coco Westrock Coffee BRC Willamette Valley Vineyards Eastside Distilling Innovation Beverage Group Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Is BUD or ABEV more profitable? Ambev has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 10.98%. Ambev's return on equity of 16.12% beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV10.98% 15.29% 6.47% Ambev 17.02%16.12%10.48% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 348 more outperform votes than Ambev when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.33% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVOutperform Votes73565.33% Underperform Votes39034.67% AmbevOutperform Votes38760.66% Underperform Votes25139.34% Is BUD or ABEV a better dividend stock? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ambev pays out 68.8% 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$58.85B2.09$5.34B$3.4519.82Ambev$91.67B0.43$2.90B$0.1615.63 Which has more volatility & risk, BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BUD or ABEV? In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 5 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 4 mentions for Ambev. Ambev's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.03 indicating that Ambev is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ambev 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUD or ABEV? 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ambev 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.59%. Ambev has a consensus target price of $2.70, indicating a potential upside of 8.00%. Given Ambev's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ambev is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10Ambev 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 SummaryAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ambev News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABEV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ABEV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmbevBeverages IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.39B$53.12B$17.48B$19.30BDividend Yield3.59%2.64%3.07%3.84%P/E Ratio13.8917.4516.3134.53Price / Sales0.4323.834.2334.83Price / Cash6.9821.9616.3917.51Price / Book2.455.136.144.69Net Income$2.90B$2.72B$737.42M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.96%-3.76%-1.07%-1.74%1 Month Performance3.09%-8.16%2.61%7.50%1 Year Performance8.93%-15.19%-3.19%4.15% Ambev Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABEVAmbev1.5328 of 5 stars$2.50-0.4%$2.70+8.0%+8.4%$39.39B$91.67B13.8952,000Positive NewsEx-DividendBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1.4305 of 5 stars$68.38+1.2%$71.50+4.6%+4.0%$122.89B$58.85B21.10166,600Positive NewsDEODiageo2.2962 of 5 stars$114.04-0.9%$129.00+13.1%-18.4%$63.44B$20.21B16.6528,600Trending NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.5466 of 5 stars$33.79-0.1%$39.33+16.4%-1.1%$45.89B$15.52B20.4828,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas1.2885 of 5 stars$14.17-0.3%$11.03-22.1%+2.1%$2.62B$2.98T18.899,350COCOVita Coco1.4576 of 5 stars$35.56-0.2%$35.38-0.5%+38.3%$2.02B$535.24M35.92280Insider TradeWESTWestrock Coffee2.8369 of 5 stars$7.50-4.3%$10.40+38.7%-31.8%$706.71M$872.02M-8.721,399Positive NewsBRCCBRC1.6001 of 5 stars$1.98+0.3%$4.50+127.8%-66.2%$421.11M$383.07M-24.69840Gap UpWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.4669 of 5 stars$5.93+2.2%N/A+42.0%$29.44M$39.78M-9.72270Analyst ForecastGap UpBLNEEastside DistillingN/A$1.20-3.9%N/AN/A$10.02M$3.91M-0.3270Earnings ReportIBGInnovation Beverage GroupN/A$0.72-1.4%N/AN/A$6.01M$3.15M0.00N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUD Alternatives DEO Alternatives KDP Alternatives CCU Alternatives COCO Alternatives WEST Alternatives BRCC Alternatives WVVI Alternatives BLNE Alternatives IBG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ABEV) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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