Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $90.0825.

BUD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $86.50 to $84.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 11,380,404 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $728,801,000 after purchasing an additional 368,721 shares during the period. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. now owns 486,842 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $31,177,000 after buying an additional 22,748 shares during the last quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 691.3% during the 1st quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 60,299 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $4,183,000 after buying an additional 52,679 shares during the period. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 1st quarter worth about $3,636,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 64.0% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,416 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $2,959,000 after buying an additional 18,107 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Performance

NYSE BUD opened at $80.45 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $81.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.20. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 1 year low of $56.97 and a 1 year high of $85.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $156.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.59.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The consumer goods maker reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 11.90% and a return on equity of 16.34%. The firm had revenue of $15.27 billion during the quarter. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 4.31 EPS for the current year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Company Profile

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD) is a multinational brewing company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It is one of the world’s largest brewers and is primarily engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of beer and related beverages. The company’s operations span brewing, packaging, logistics and retail/customer sales support, serving a broad set of channels from on-premise hospitality to retail and e-commerce.

AB InBev’s portfolio includes a mix of global, regional and local beer brands across mainstream, premium, craft and non-alcoholic categories.