Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s (BUD) Buy Rating Reiterated at The Goldman Sachs Group

The Goldman Sachs Group reissued their buy rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) in a research report report published on Friday morning,MarketScreener reports.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Friday, January 9th. Barclays restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $81.00.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE BUD opened at $80.40 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $157.00 billion, a PE ratio of 23.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 12-month low of $52.47 and a 12-month high of $81.56. The company has a 50-day moving average of $67.91 and a 200 day moving average of $63.41.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $15.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BUD. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 79.1% during the fourth 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. Maverick Capital Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 35,898 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $2,299,000 after buying an additional 9,098 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 111.3% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 205,634 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $13,169,000 after acquiring an additional 108,315 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 87,119 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $5,579,000 after acquiring an additional 3,085 shares during the period. Finally, Commerce Bank boosted its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 5,175 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $331,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV News Roundup

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

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.