Uncovering Overlooked Insights on Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD)

By Blake Campbell • Wednesday, June 12 15:11 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about Anheuser-Busch InBev over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Beverages stock at a price of $61.68? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

Anheuser-Busch InBev has moved 7.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.9%
BUD has an average analyst rating of buy and is -14.07% away from its mean target price of $71.78 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $2.31
Anheuser-Busch InBev has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.7 while the S&P 500 average is 27.65
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.0 and its forward P/E ratio is 15.4
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.49 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.59
Anheuser-Busch InBev is part of the Consumer Staples sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.64 and an average P/B of 2.79
BUD has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -33.4% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
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. The company operates in North America, Middle America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1366 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

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