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

Company Overview

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (NYSE: CCU) is a Chilean beverage company engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Its portfolio includes beer, wine, spirits, cider, soft drinks, bottled water and other refreshments.

CCU’s beer business includes brands such as Cristal, Escudo, Royal Guard and Kunstmann. Through its wine operations, including Viña San Pedro Tarapacá, the company produces and markets wines under brands such as Gato, Castillo de Molina and 1865. Its nonalcoholic beverage portfolio includes bottled water and soft drink brands such as Cachantun, Bilz and Pap, and Kem.

Founded in Chile in 1902, CCU has expanded beyond its domestic market and serves consumers primarily in Chile and Argentina, with additional international distribution for selected products. The company operates breweries, wineries, bottling facilities and distribution networks supporting its beverage businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.42 to $10.67
• 50-Day Range: $10.31 to $12.68
• 52-Week Range: $10.25 to $15.36
• Volume: 115,236 shs
• Average Volume: 106,966 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Dividend Yield: 1.79%
• Price Target: $11.50
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Compania Cervecerias Unidas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compania Cervecerias Unidas scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 167 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: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Compania Cervecerias Unidas is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compania Cervecerias Unidas are expected to grow by 15.94% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $0.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compania Cervecerias Unidas is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a PEG Ratio of 1.05. 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 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.13% 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 16.09, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compania Cervecerias Unidas has recently increased by 0.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Compania Cervecerias Unidas pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, 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 30.65%. 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 23.75% next year. This indicates that Compania Cervecerias Unidas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.55

News Sentiment

Compania Cervecerias Unidas has a news sentiment score of -0.55. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Compania Cervecerias Unidas this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Compania Cervecerias Unidas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Brewers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CCU
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CU
• CIK: 888746
• Web: www.ccu.cl
• Phone: (562) 427-3000
• Fax: 562-427-3333
• Employees: 9,455
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Compania Cervecerias Unidas: $11.50
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.36
• P/E Growth: 1.05
• Net Income: $128.87 million
• Net Margins: 3.71%
• Pretax Margin: 4.57%
• Return on Equity: 6.77%
• Return on Assets: 3.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 1.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $0.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.88
• Book Value: $9.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 184,750,000
• Free Float: 169,232,000
• Market Cap: $1.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49