Analysts Set Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) Price Target at $81.00

Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $81.00.

BUD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Monday, February 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Monday, December 29th.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Performance

NYSE BUD opened at $72.95 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $65.68. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 12-month low of $56.97 and a 12-month high of $81.56. The firm has a market cap of $142.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.21, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $15.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.48 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a return on equity of 15.67% and a net margin of 11.53%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,185 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $588,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Brucke Financial Inc. increased its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 6,235 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 46,080 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $2,747,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,042 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 79.1% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 498 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

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.