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Brown-Forman (BF.B) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$27.28 -0.17 (-0.60%)
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About Brown-Forman Stock (NYSE:BF.B)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.88
$27.50
50-Day Range
$27.32
$31.18
52-Week Range
$25.53
$49.89
Volume
931,893 shs
Average Volume
3.81 million shs
Market Capitalization
$12.89 billion
P/E Ratio
15.23
Dividend Yield
3.34%
Price Target
$40.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Brown-Forman Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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52nd Percentile Overall Score

BF.B MarketRank™: 

Brown-Forman scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 154 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Brown-Forman has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Brown-Forman has a consensus price target of $40.25, representing about 48.2% upside from its current price of $27.16.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Brown-Forman has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Brown-Forman are expected to grow by 3.33% in the coming year, from $1.80 to $1.86 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Brown-Forman is 15.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.96.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Brown-Forman is 15.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.24.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Brown-Forman has a P/B Ratio of 3.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BF.B.
  • Dividend Yield

    Brown-Forman pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Brown-Forman does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Brown-Forman is 49.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Brown-Forman will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.92% next year. This indicates that Brown-Forman will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BF.B.
  • News Sentiment

    Brown-Forman has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.98 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Brown-Forman this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for BF.B on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Brown-Forman to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.66% of the stock of Brown-Forman is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 34.67% of the stock of Brown-Forman is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's insider trading history.
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BF.B Stock News Headlines

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BF.B Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Brown-Forman's stock was trading at $37.98 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BF.B shares have decreased by 28.5% and is now trading at $27.16.

Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF.B) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 28th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.01. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Brown-Forman shares split before market open on Wednesday, February 28th 2018.The 5-4 split was announced on Tuesday, January 23rd 2018. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, February 27th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 125 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Brown-Forman: The BenRiach Distillery, Tequila Herradura, Chambord Liqueur Royale de France SAS, Finlandia Vodka Worldwide, Amercain Investments C.V., AMG Trading L.L.C., Brown-Forman Australia Pty. Ltd., and more.

Shares of BF.B 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brown-Forman investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/1 Dividend
6/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/09/2025
Dividend Payable
7/01/2025
Last Earnings
8/28/2025
Record date for 10/1 Dividend
9/03/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend
9/03/2025
Today
9/12/2025
Dividend Payable
10/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BEVERAGES - ALCOH
Sub-Industry
Distillers & Vintners
Current Symbol
NYSE:BF.B
Previous Symbol
NYSE:BF-B
CIK
14693
Employees
5,000
Year Founded
1870

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$53.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+46.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.14
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.84
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.34
Forward P/E Ratio
15.25
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$869 million
Net Margins
21.38%
Pretax Margin
26.55%
Return on Equity
21.77%
Return on Assets
10.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.52
Current Ratio
2.79
Quick Ratio
1.06

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.98 billion
Price / Sales
3.26
Cash Flow
$2.04 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.48
Book Value
$8.44 per share
Price / Book
3.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
472,670,000
Free Float
460,096,000
Market Cap
$12.97 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.52

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This page (NYSE:BF.B) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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