Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. operates as a beverage company in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The company operates through three segments: Chile, International Business, and Wine. It produces and sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer under proprietary and licensed brands, as well as distributes Pernod Ricard products in non-supermarket retail stores. The company also produces and sells non-alcoholic beverages, including carbonated soft drinks, nectars and juices, sports and energy drinks, and ice tea; and mineral, purified, and flavored bottled water, as well as ready-to-mix products with instant powder drinks. In addition, it is involved in the production and distribution of pisco, cocktails, rum, flavored alcoholic beverages, gin, and cider. The company serves small and medium-sized retail outlets; retail establishments, such as restaurants, hotels, and bars; wholesalers; and supermarket chains. It also exports its products to Europe, Latin America, the United States, Canada, Asia, Oceania, and internationally. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Santiago, Chile. Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. is a subsidiary of Inversiones y Rentas S.A.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.24 to $12.35
• 50-Day Range: $11.64 to $13.48
• 52-Week Range: $10.03 to $15.75
• Volume: 90,948 shs
• Average Volume: 207,241 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.51
• Dividend Yield: 2.03%
• Price Target: $9.40
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Compania Cervecerias Unidas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compania Cervecerias Unidas scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compania Cervecerias Unidas are expected to grow by 5.88% in the coming year, from $0.68 to $0.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is 14.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is 14.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.45% of the float of Compania Cervecerias Unidas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compania Cervecerias Unidas has recently increased by 2.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Compania Cervecerias Unidas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Compania Cervecerias Unidas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is 29.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Compania Cervecerias Unidas will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.72% next year. This indicates that Compania Cervecerias Unidas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.45% of the float of Compania Cervecerias Unidas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compania Cervecerias Unidas has recently increased by 2.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.22

News Sentiment

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a news sentiment score of 1.22. 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 higher news sentiment than the 1.00 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Compania Cervecerias Unidas this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CCU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Compania Cervecerias Unidas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.40% of the stock of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 24.07% of the stock of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is held by institutions.

CCU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CCU shares performed this year?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas' stock was trading at $11.33 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CCU stock has increased by 8.8% and is now trading at $12.33.

How were Compania Cervecerias Unidas' earnings last quarter?

Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. (NYSE:CCU) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter. The company earned $796.75 million during the quarter. Compania Cervecerias Unidas had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.01% and a net margin of 4.93%.

Who are Compania Cervecerias Unidas' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Compania Cervecerias Unidas include Skerryvore Asset Management Ltd (0.50%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.26%), BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments (0.24%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.15%).

How do I buy shares of Compania Cervecerias Unidas?

Shares of CCU 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Compania Cervecerias Unidas own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compania Cervecerias Unidas investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Shopify (SHOP), Alibaba Group (BABA), Alphabet (GOOG) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2024
• Today: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: BEVERAGES - ALCOH
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCU
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CU
• CIK: 888746
• Web: www.ccu.cl
• Phone: (562) 427-3000
• Fax: 562-427-3333
• Employees: 9,638
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Compania Cervecerias Unidas: $9.40
• High Price Target: $9.40
• Low Price Target: $9.40
• Potential Upside/Downside: -23.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.13
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: $177.04 million
• Net Margins: 4.93%
• Pretax Margin: 4.45%
• Return on Equity: 9.01%
• Return on Assets: 3.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 2.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.03 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $0.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.21
• Book Value: $9.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 184,751,000
• Free Float: 169,232,000
• Market Cap: $2.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66