BUD vs. DEO, KDP, ABEV, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and CASK
Should you be buying Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Diageo (DEO), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Ambev (ABEV), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Eastside Distilling (BLNE), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs.
Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 15.29% beat Diageo's return on equity.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Diageo. Diageo 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.
Diageo has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 438 more outperform votes than Diageo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.36% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave Diageo an outperform vote.
Diageo presently has a consensus price target of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.04%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.48%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.
In the previous week, Diageo had 6 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Diageo and 6 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Diageo's score of 0.79 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.3% 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.
9.0% of Diageo 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BUD) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
