ABEV vs. BUD, DEO, KDP, COCO, CCU, WEST, BRCC, BLNE, CASK, and WVVI
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), Vita Coco (COCO), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Beeline (BLNE), Heritage Distilling (CASK), and Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI). 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Ambev presently has a consensus target price of $2.35, indicating a potential upside of 7.55%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.05%. 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.
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.
Ambev has a net margin of 16.18% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 12.16%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.21% beat Ambev's return on equity.
8.1% of Ambev shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ambev pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.6% 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.
In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 10 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 4 mentions for Ambev. Ambev's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.32 indicating that Ambev is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ambev has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ABEV) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
