Ambev (ABEV) Competitors

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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is BUD or ABEV a better dividend stock?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ambev pays out 52.9% 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.

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/NV	10.98%	15.29%	6.47%
Ambev	17.02%	16.12%	10.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 344 more outperform votes than Ambev when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.32% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 729 65.32%	Underperform Votes 387 34.68%
Ambev	Outperform Votes 385 60.82%	Underperform Votes 248 39.18%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77B	1.86	$5.34B	$2.91	21.22
Ambev	$89.45B	0.41	$2.90B	$0.17	13.76

Does the media favor BUD or ABEV?

In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 5 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 5 mentions for Ambev. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ambev's score of 0.53 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ambev	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUD or ABEV?

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ambev shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus target price of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.63%. Ambev has a consensus target price of $2.45, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. Given Ambev's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Ambev	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.