Boston Beer (SAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Boston Beer Company, Inc. is an American beverage company that develops, produces and sells alcoholic beverages. Founded in 1984 by Jim Koch, the company helped popularize craft beer in the United States with Samuel Adams Boston Lager, its flagship brand.

Boston Beer’s portfolio includes Samuel Adams and other craft beer brands, as well as Truly Hard Seltzer, Twisted Tea hard iced tea, Angry Orchard hard cider and beverages associated with Dogfish Head Brewery, which it acquired in 2019. The company also offers a range of seasonal, specialty and limited-release products across beer, hard seltzer, cider and other flavored alcoholic beverage categories.

The company sells its products primarily in the United States through a combination of distributors, retailers, restaurants, bars and other hospitality channels. Boston Beer operates its own brewing facilities and also uses third-party production arrangements to support its portfolio. Jim Koch remains associated with the company as its founder and chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $160.90 to $168.16
• 50-Day Range: $162.07 to $190.07
• 52-Week Range: $158.68 to $264.46
• Volume: 191,555 shs
• Average Volume: 255,670 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $206.91
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Boston Beer Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Boston Beer scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 171 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Boston Beer has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.92, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Boston Beer has a consensus price target of $206.91, representing about 26.4% upside from its current price of $163.72.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Boston Beer has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Boston Beer are expected to grow by 14.24% in the coming year, from $8.99 to $10.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Boston Beer is -24.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Boston Beer is -24.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Boston Beer has a P/B Ratio of 2.03. 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

20.92% of the float of Boston Beer has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Boston Beer has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Boston Beer has recently increased by 11.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Boston Beer does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Boston Beer does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Boston Beer has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Boston Beer this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Boston Beer insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

27.40% of the stock of Boston Beer is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.13% of the stock of Boston Beer is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Brewers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAM
• CIK: 949870
• Web: www.bostonbeer.com
• Phone: (617) 368-5000
• Fax: 617-368-5500
• Employees: 2,736
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Boston Beer: $206.91
• High Price Target: $295.00
• Low Price Target: $169.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.92
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($6.79)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $108.47 million
• Net Margins: -3.42%
• Pretax Margin: -4.05%
• Return on Equity: 9.99%
• Return on Assets: 6.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $18.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.76
• Book Value: $80.78 per share
• Price / Book: 2.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,410,000
• Free Float: 7,560,000
• Market Cap: $1.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83