Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) Shares Bought by Syon Capital LLC

Syon Capital LLC increased its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) by 10.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,741 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock after buying an additional 648 shares during the period. Syon Capital LLC’s holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $436,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Naples Money Management LLC bought a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 448.2% during the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 603 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 125.4% in the third quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 629 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janiczek Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 111.0% in the fourth quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 882 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 464 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:BUD opened at $60.01 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $60.65 and a 200-day moving average of $61.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $104.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.13. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a twelve month low of $51.66 and a twelve month high of $66.32.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.06. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a return on equity of 13.57% and a net margin of 8.99%. The firm had revenue of $14.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Investors of record on Monday, May 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.8722 per share. This is a positive change from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s previous annual dividend of $0.61. This represents a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 3rd. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s payout ratio is presently 23.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on BUD shares. BNP Paribas cut shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 12th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $67.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $76.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $71.70.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Company Profile

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, exports, markets, and sells beer and beverages. It offers a portfolio of approximately 500 beer brands, which primarily include Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois; Beck's, Hoegaarden, Leffe, and Michelob Ultra; and Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Castle, Castle Lite, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, and Skol brands.