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Boston Beer (SAM) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$300.33 +4.99 (+1.69%)
(As of 12/24/2024 05:10 PM ET)

Boston Beer - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
9
Buy
2

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Boston Beer in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 12 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, and 2 have given a buy rating for SAM.

Consensus Price Target

$314.82
4.82% Upside
According to the 12 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Boston Beer, the average price target is $314.82. The highest price target for SAM is $389.00, while the lowest price target for SAM is $250.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 4.82% from the current price of $300.33.
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SAM Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
12/26/23 to 12/25/24
1 Month Ago
11/26/23 to 11/25/24
3 Months Ago
9/27/23 to 9/26/24
1 Year Ago
12/26/22 to 12/26/23
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
Hold
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$314.82$314.82$326.92$341.38
Forecasted Upside4.82% Upside-0.28% Downside18.04% Upside-2.61% Downside
Consensus Rating
Hold
Hold
Hold
Hold

SAM Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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SAM Price Targets by Month

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Boston Beer Stock vs. The Competition

TypeBoston BeerConsumer Staples CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.08
2.50
2.51
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside4.82% Upside45.57% Upside13.49% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
12/6/2024Needham & Company LLC
2 of 5 stars
G. Pascarelli
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Initiated CoverageHold
10/25/2024Royal Bank of Canada
4 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$318.00 ➝ $318.00+6.10%
10/25/2024Piper Sandler
2 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$325.00 ➝ $330.00+12.07%
10/25/2024Jefferies Financial Group
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 DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$355.00 ➝ $325.00+7.71%
10/24/2024UBS Group
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 Boost Target$300.00 ➝ $309.00+2.80%
10/24/2024Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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 Lower TargetHold ➝ Hold$281.00 ➝ $277.00-7.84%
10/23/2024Roth Mkm
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 Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$389.00 ➝ $389.00+30.70%
6/5/2024Morgan Stanley
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 UpgradeUnderweight ➝ Equal Weight$290.00 ➝ $290.00-2.82%
4/26/2024Evercore ISI
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 Boost TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$310.00 ➝ $325.00+13.79%
4/16/2024Citigroup
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 Lower TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$350.00 ➝ $315.00+12.10%
4/9/2024The Goldman Sachs Group
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 Lower TargetSell ➝ Sell$257.00 ➝ $250.00-15.87%
1/16/2024Sanford C. Bernstein
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 UpgradeUnderperform ➝ Market Perform$280.00 ➝ $335.00-4.81%
10/25/2023Wedbush
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$370.00 ➝ $378.00+1.18%
7/31/2023TD Cowen
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 Boost TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$300.00 ➝ $350.00-5.77%
7/28/2023Cfra
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 Boost TargetHold$300.00 ➝ $350.00+11.64%
5/30/2023Roth Capital
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W. Kirk
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2/16/2023Credit Suisse Group
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 Lower TargetOutperform$400.00 ➝ $375.00-4.56%

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SAM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 12 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Boston Beer is $314.82, with a high forecast of $389.00 and a low forecast of $250.00.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Boston Beer in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SAM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SAM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Boston Beer's stock has a predicted upside of 4.82% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Boston Beer's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Boston Beer has been rated by research analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Roth Mkm, Royal Bank of Canada, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Boston Beer less than other "consumer staples" companies. The consensus rating score for Boston Beer is 2.08 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer staples" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how SAM compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:SAM) was last updated on 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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