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Brown-Forman (BF.B) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$41.37 +0.68 (+1.67%)
(As of 11/22/2024 05:50 PM ET)

About Brown-Forman Stock (NYSE:BF.B)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.98
$41.86
50-Day Range
$40.22
$49.55
52-Week Range
$39.95
$60.97
Volume
2.86 million shs
Average Volume
2.23 million shs
Market Capitalization
$19.55 billion
P/E Ratio
19.99
Dividend Yield
2.10%
Price Target
$52.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Brown-Forman Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It provides spirits, wines, whiskey spirits, whiskey-based flavored liqueurs, ready-to-drink and ready-to-pour products, ready-to-drink cocktails, vodkas, tequilas, champagnes, brandy, bourbons, and liqueurs. The company offers its products primarily under the Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Coopers' Craft, Herradura, el Jimador, New Mix, Korbel, Sonoma-Cutrer, Finlandia, GlenDronach, Benriach, Glenglassaugh, Chambord, Slane, and Fords Gin brands. It is also involved in the sale of used barrels, bulk whiskey, and wine; and provision of contract bottling services. The company serves retail customers and consumers through distributors or state governments; and retailers, wholesalers, and provincial governments directly. It has operations in the United States, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and internationally. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Brown-Forman Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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42nd Percentile Overall Score

BF.B MarketRank™: 

Brown-Forman scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 142 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Brown-Forman has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Brown-Forman has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Brown-Forman are expected to grow by 5.00% in the coming year, from $1.80 to $1.89 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Brown-Forman is 19.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Brown-Forman is 19.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 22.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Brown-Forman has a PEG Ratio of 5.99. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Brown-Forman has a P/B Ratio of 5.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's valuation and earnings.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BF.B.
  • Dividend Yield

    Brown-Forman pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Brown-Forman does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Brown-Forman is 42.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Brown-Forman will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.03% next year. This indicates that Brown-Forman will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BF.B.
  • News Sentiment

    Brown-Forman has a news sentiment score of -0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Brown-Forman this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for BF.B on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Brown-Forman insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.66% of the stock of Brown-Forman is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 34.67% of the stock of Brown-Forman is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Brown-Forman's insider trading history.
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BF.B Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Brown-Forman's stock was trading at $57.10 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BF.B stock has decreased by 27.5% and is now trading at $41.37.
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Brown-Forman Co. (NYSE:BF.B) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 29th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.05. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Brown-Forman's stock split on Wednesday, February 28th 2018. The 5-4 split was announced on Tuesday, January 23rd 2018. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, February 27th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 125 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Brown-Forman: The BenRiach Distillery, Tequila Herradura, Chambord Liqueur Royale de France SAS, Finlandia Vodka Worldwide, Amercain Investments C.V., AMG Trading L.L.C., Brown-Forman Australia Pty. Ltd., and others.

Shares of BF.B stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brown-Forman investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend
9/03/2024
Dividend Payable
10/01/2024
Today
11/23/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
12/05/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/2 Dividend
12/06/2024
Dividend Payable
1/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Beverages
Sub-Industry
Distillers & Vintners
CUSIP
11563720
Employees
5,700
Year Founded
1870

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$52.75
High Stock Price Target
$58.00
Low Stock Price Target
$48.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.02 billion
Pretax Margin
30.60%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.18 billion
Cash Flow
$2.39 per share
Book Value
$7.44 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
460,088,000
Market Cap
$19.55 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NYSE:BF.B) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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