Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV $BUD Shares Sold by Capital International Investors

Capital International Investors cut its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,586,175 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock after selling 12,633 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors’ holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $102,483,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 3,800.0% during the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 390 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the period. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 4th quarter worth $48,000. Paradigm Asset Management Co. LLC acquired a new stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 3rd quarter worth $53,000. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 251.6% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 865 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares during the period. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 4th quarter worth $64,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:BUD opened at $78.77 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $77.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $153.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.52, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.72. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 1 year low of $56.97 and a 1 year high of $84.46.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The consumer goods maker reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $15.27 billion during the quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 11.90%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 4.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on BUD. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. SBG Securities cut shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Friday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.42.

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.