Ambev (ABEV) Competitors $1.78 -0.03 (-1.38%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ABEV vs. BUD, DEO, KDP, CCU, COCO, NAPA, BRCC, WEST, WVVI, and LQRShould you be buying Ambev stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ambev include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Diageo (DEO), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Duckhorn Portfolio (NAPA), BRC (BRCC), Westrock Coffee (WEST), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), and LQR House (LQR). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry. Ambev vs. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Diageo Keurig Dr Pepper Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Vita Coco Duckhorn Portfolio BRC Westrock Coffee Willamette Valley Vineyards LQR House Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk. Is BUD or ABEV more profitable? Ambev has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 10.98%. Ambev's return on equity of 16.12% beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV10.98% 15.29% 6.47% Ambev 17.02%16.12%10.48% Is BUD or ABEV a better dividend stock? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ambev pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Ambev. Ambev is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.38B1.45$5.34B$3.2414.81Ambev$15.97B1.76$2.90B$0.189.92 Which has more risk & volatility, BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BUD or ABEV? 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ambev shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 345 more outperform votes than Ambev when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.29% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVOutperform Votes72865.29% Underperform Votes38734.71% AmbevOutperform Votes38360.89% Underperform Votes24639.11% Do analysts prefer BUD or ABEV? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus target price of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.36%. Ambev has a consensus target price of $2.70, indicating a potential upside of 51.26%. Given Ambev's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ambev is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17Ambev 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media refer more to BUD or ABEV? In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 1 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 11 mentions for Ambev. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Ambev's score of 0.27 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ambev 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ambev News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABEV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ABEV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmbevBeverages IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$28.04B$55.08B$15.01B$19.27BDividend Yield3.86%2.69%2.91%3.72%P/E Ratio9.9215.6221.4241.41Price / Sales1.7617.313.8417.05Price / Cash6.4721.0316.8019.84Price / Book1.754.695.985.76Net Income$2.90B$2.61B$600.74M$993.25M7 Day PerformanceN/A1.43%1.90%3.26%1 Month Performance-11.63%0.14%1.96%5.22%1 Year Performance-33.89%-9.84%7.35%19.42% Ambev Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABEVAmbev3.7675 of 5 stars$1.79-1.4%$2.70+51.3%-33.6%$28.04B$15.97B9.9242,774Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV4.2442 of 5 stars$46.26+0.2%$64.00+38.3%-23.5%$83.14B$59.40B14.28155,000News CoverageDEODiageo1.2775 of 5 stars$116.00-1.9%$129.00+11.2%-14.5%$64.53B$20.27B15.7028,600Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.571 of 5 stars$30.54+0.5%$37.93+24.2%-0.4%$41.43B$14.81B18.5121,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageCCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas1.7446 of 5 stars$11.72+0.9%$11.03-5.9%-2.2%$2.17B$2.51T15.639,254Short Interest ↑News CoverageCOCOVita Coco1.8824 of 5 stars$34.27+2.1%$33.14-3.3%+36.8%$1.94B$494.86M34.62280Positive NewsNAPADuckhorn Portfolio0.2832 of 5 stars$11.09flat$10.01-9.7%N/A$1.63B$425.91M26.40430BRCCBRC2.1236 of 5 stars$3.05-1.0%$6.50+113.1%-17.3%$648.87M$405.26M-38.13840Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsWESTWestrock Coffee2.8474 of 5 stars$6.03-1.5%$11.25+86.6%-36.0%$567.95M$836.72M-7.011,399WVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards1.2067 of 5 stars$3.96+6.7%N/A-10.1%$19.64M$39.26M-6.49270LQRLQR HouseN/A$1.69-4.0%N/A-21.6%$11.88M$2.27M-1.213Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUD Alternatives DEO Alternatives KDP Alternatives CCU Alternatives COCO Alternatives NAPA Alternatives BRCC Alternatives WEST Alternatives WVVI Alternatives LQR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ABEV) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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