Trexquant Investment LP Buys 196,887 Shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Free Report) by 884.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 219,149 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock after acquiring an additional 196,887 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP's holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $10,973,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BUD. Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 705.9% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 61,579 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $3,083,000 after acquiring an additional 53,938 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 45.6% during the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 345,049 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $17,277,000 after buying an additional 108,146 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 17,340 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $868,000 after acquiring an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the fourth quarter valued at about $431,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 18,802 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $941,000 after acquiring an additional 4,192 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company's stock.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Price Performance

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock traded down $1.91 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $60.99. 4,302,682 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,794,534. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $57.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.80. The company has a market cap of $109.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a twelve month low of $45.94 and a twelve month high of $67.49.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.13. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 10.98% and a return on equity of 15.29%. The business had revenue of $14.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.07 billion. Equities analysts expect that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on BUD shares. StockNews.com raised Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Argus upgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $70.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. TD Cowen cut their price target on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $65.00 to $55.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank started coverage on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Wednesday. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $66.00.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 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.