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

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%

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 3.9%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 347 more outperform votes than Ambev when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.42% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 732 65.42%	Underperform Votes 387 34.58%
Ambev	Outperform Votes 385 60.73%	Underperform Votes 249 39.27%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	1.91	$5.34B	$2.91	21.79
Ambev	$89.45B	0.40	$2.90B	$0.17	13.47

Does the media favor BUD or ABEV?

In the previous week, Ambev had 3 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ambev and 9 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Ambev's score of 0.48 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ambev	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambev has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BUD or ABEV?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Ambev has a consensus price target of $2.45, suggesting a potential upside of 6.99%. Given Ambev's higher probable 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Ambev	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.