BUD vs. DEO, KDP, ABEV, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, BLNE, WVVI, 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), Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Beeline (BLNE), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and Heritage Distilling (CASK). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs. Its Competitors
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Diageo (NYSE:DEO) 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 dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.21% beat Diageo's return on equity.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 23.9% 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.
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.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diageo has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 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.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus price target of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.23%. Diageo has a consensus price target of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.45%. Given Diageo's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.
In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 6 more articles in the media than Diageo. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 13 mentions for Diageo. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.51 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BUD) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
