10,275 Shares in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV $BUD Acquired by Culbertson A N & Co. Inc.

Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 10,275 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock, valued at approximately $612,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 4.5% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,663,933 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $732,826,000 after buying an additional 454,621 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 23.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,344,451 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $229,831,000 after buying an additional 641,158 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 25.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,318,248 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $81,151,000 after buying an additional 265,783 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the second quarter worth about $33,999,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 13.8% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 474,456 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $32,605,000 after acquiring an additional 57,394 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Performance

NYSE BUD opened at $65.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.79. The company has a market cap of $128.63 billion, a PE ratio of 21.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.57. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 1-year low of $45.94 and a 1-year high of $72.13.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $15.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.28 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a return on equity of 16.20% and a net margin of 10.40%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were paid a dividend of $0.1722 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a yield of 57.0%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s payout ratio is 7.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on BUD. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Friday, November 28th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Friday, October 31st. Morningstar upgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Friday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.67.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

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.