Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Competitors

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

Is BUD or DEO a better dividend stock?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diageo pays out 46.4% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUD or DEO?

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Diageo 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BUD or DEO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77B	2.07	$5.86B	$3.45	19.96
Diageo	$20.27B	2.84	$3.87B	$6.85	15.11

Which has more risk and volatility, BUD or DEO?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diageo has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUD or DEO more profitable?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.09% beat Diageo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	11.74%	16.09%	6.86%
Diageo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer BUD or DEO?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus target price of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Diageo has a consensus target price of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.62%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diageo 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Diageo	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the media refer more to BUD or DEO?

In the previous week, Diageo had 4 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Diageo and 10 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.00 indicating that Diageo 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diageo	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.