Citadel Investment Advisory Inc. Sells 20,175 Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

Citadel Investment Advisory Inc. lowered its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Free Report) by 89.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,257 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock after selling 20,175 shares during the period. Citadel Investment Advisory Inc.'s holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $1,114,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GFS Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. GFS Advisors LLC now owns 211,825 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $10,606,000 after purchasing an additional 15,770 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN boosted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 25.5% in the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 4,464 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $224,000 after acquiring an additional 907 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. CKW Financial Group lifted its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 29.2% during the 4th quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 2,325 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 73,832 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $3,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,378 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on BUD shares. Barclays upgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.00.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:BUD traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $49.04. 1,180,893 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,352,295. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 12 month low of $45.94 and a 12 month high of $67.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $50.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.65. The company has a market cap of $88.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.08.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Company Profile

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.