Compañía Cervecerías 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: $11.35 to $11.64
• 50-Day Range: $10.11 to $11.69
• 52-Week Range: $10.00 to $13.74
• Volume: 245,393 shs
• Average Volume: 155,958 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.05
• Dividend Yield: 1.82%
• Price Target: $12.88
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 136 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compañía Cervecerías Unidas are expected to grow by 17.81% in the coming year, from $0.73 to $0.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas is 18.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas is 18.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 23.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has a PEG Ratio of 1.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has a P/B Ratio of 1.33. 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

0.36% of the outstanding shares of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has recently increased by 37.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas is 36.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.42% next year. This indicates that Compañía Cervecerías Unidas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.36% of the outstanding shares of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has recently increased by 37.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas has a news sentiment score of 0.09. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Compañía Cervecerías Unidas this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for CCU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.40% of the stock of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 24.07% of the stock of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas is held by institutions.

CCU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CCU shares performed this year?

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas' stock was trading at $12.54 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CCU shares have decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at $11.55.
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How were Compañía Cervecerías Unidas' earnings last quarter?

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (NYSE:CCU) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. The company earned $561.95 million during the quarter. Compañía Cervecerías Unidas had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.75% and a net margin of 4.22%.

Who are Compañía Cervecerías Unidas' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas include Genesis Investment Management LLP (0.86%) and Blue Trust Inc. (0.02%).

How do I buy shares of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compañía Cervecerías 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: 8/07/2024
• Today: 10/22/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Malt beverages
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCU
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CU
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 888746
• Web: www.ccu.cl
• Phone: (562) 427-3000
• Fax: 562-427-3333
• Employees: 9,254
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $12.88
• High Stock Price Target: $15.22
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.77
• P/E Growth: 1.65
• Net Income: $126.78 million
• Net Margins: 4.22%
• Pretax Margin: 3.58%
• Return on Equity: 5.75%
• Return on Assets: 2.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 2.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.53 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $0.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.35
• Book Value: $8.69 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 184,750,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87