Royal Bank Of Canada Reiterates Buy Rating for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by stock analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. DZ Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Thursday. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.00.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Price Performance

NYSE BUD opened at $80.40 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $157.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.37, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.55. 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 fifty day moving average price is $67.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.45. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 1 year low of $52.47 and a 1 year high of $81.56.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. The business 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 24.32% and a net margin of 11.53%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Seafarer Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Seafarer Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,034,000 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $61,637,000 after purchasing an additional 15,000 shares during the last quarter. Savoir Faire Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the third quarter valued at about $2,086,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 33,184.8% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 15,311 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $913,000 after buying an additional 15,265 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 578.6% during the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 24,302 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $1,670,000 after buying an additional 20,721 shares during the period. Finally, Titleist Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the second quarter valued at about $385,000. 5.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Here are the key news stories impacting Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 underlying EPS beat and margin progress — AB InBev reported $0.95 underlying EPS, beating consensus and showing year-over-year EPS growth and margin expansion; management highlighted improved momentum heading into 2026. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple big-bank buy ratings reaffirmed — Barclays, Goldman Sachs, RBC, Jefferies and UBS all kept buy/positive stances after the print, supporting upside sentiment from the sell-side. Barclays Rating Goldman Sachs Rating RBC Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcript available — The full Q4 presentation and earnings-call transcript were published for detailed metrics, channel checks and management commentary (useful for modeling cash flow, capex and guidance assumptions). Earnings Call Transcript Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Company press release and full results posted — Provides the official underlying EPS reconciliation, FCF metrics (11.3bn USD noted for FY) and management commentary to update forecasts. BusinessWire
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue slightly missed and beer volumes declined — Revenue came in a touch below consensus and global beer volumes fell (about -1.5% yoy), with company citing weak demand and weather headwinds; volume weakness is the main near-term risk to topline and growth assumptions. Zacks Coverage

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Company Profile

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.