The stock of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) increased by $0.67 on Tuesday to finish at $57.92, up 1.17 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,599,900 shares of common stock traded. 10 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$2.12. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,998,140, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,978,498.
BUD stock appreciated 1.08% since last month. On 08/16/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $55.03. The stock touched a high of $67.09 on 03/31/23, after rallying from a low of $44.51 in 52 weeks. The price of BUD stock has declined by -3.53% or -$2.12 this year, reaching a new high 10 times. Still, the stock price is down -13.67% from the 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.22. Beta for the stock is 1.25. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.70, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.51.
Company paid $0.6110 per share in dividends, an increase of 50.12% from $0.4070 last year. A $0.2040 dividend increase was reported on Wednesday April 12 2023.
Financial Health
For the three months ended June 29, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s quick ratio was 0.40, while its current ratio was 0.60, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 1.01, and the total debt to equity ratio is 1.04. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 54.20% percent. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s EBITDA margin for the year ended June 29 was 33.23%, whereas its operating margin stood at 23.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $31.48 billion and revenue of $57.79 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. BUD’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 2.90%. There was a 8.40% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 8.60%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $57.79 billion, while revenues rose by 6.03% to $0.0. It was predicted that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s quarterly earnings would be $0.72, but it ended up being $0.68, beating the consensus by 5.90%. EBITDA was $3.57 billion for the quarter. At the end of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its liabilities totaled 127.57 billion, while its total debt was $81.05 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s (BUD) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 67.00%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 9.08% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 88.29% and 78.13% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.69. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 99.66%, the RSI (14) reading is 59.75%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.76, and the 14-day reading is at 0.94.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Morgan Stanley raised its rating on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD) to an Overweight. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as an Equal-weight. Analysts have assigned Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) an Overweight rating. BUD is a stock that is recommended for selling by 3 brokerage firms, while 8 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 2 rates it overweight and 17 others recommend it as a buy.
What is BUD’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $60.00 and $76.00, with a median target price of $68.50. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) is $67.54.
