Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Competitors $63.40 +0.88 (+1.41%) Closing price 04/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.92 -0.48 (-0.76%) As of 07:20 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BUD vs. DEO, KDP, ABEV, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and IBGShould you be buying Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV include Diageo (DEO), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Ambev (ABEV), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Vita Coco (COCO), Westrock Coffee (WEST), BRC (BRCC), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Eastside Distilling (BLNE), and Innovation Beverage Group (IBG). These companies are all part of the "beer & liquor" industry. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV vs. Diageo Keurig Dr Pepper Ambev Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Vita Coco Westrock Coffee BRC Willamette Valley Vineyards Eastside Distilling Innovation Beverage Group Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DEO or BUD? 9.0% of Diageo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer DEO or BUD? In the previous week, Diageo had 13 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Diageo and 9 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Diageo's score of 0.90 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diageo 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DEO or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Diageo. Diageo 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 RatioDiageo$20.21B3.04$3.87B$6.8516.15Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$59.77B1.91$5.34B$2.9121.79 Which has more risk and volatility, DEO or BUD? Diageo has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DEO or BUD a better dividend stock? Diageo pays an annual dividend of $3.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diageo pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 26.5% 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 DEO or BUD more profitable? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Diageo's net margin of 0.00%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 15.29% beat Diageo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DiageoN/A N/A N/A Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 10.98%15.29%6.47% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DEO or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 434 more outperform votes than Diageo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.42% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 59.13% of users gave Diageo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiageoOutperform Votes29859.13% Underperform Votes20640.87% Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVOutperform Votes73265.42% Underperform Votes38734.58% Do analysts prefer DEO or BUD? Diageo currently has a consensus price target of $129.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.63%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Diageo's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diageo is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diageo 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 SummaryAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BUD 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 BUD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVMalt beverages IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$113.94B$24.39B$17.17B$18.51BDividend Yield1.12%2.12%3.03%4.25%P/E Ratio19.5713.1415.4031.06Price / Sales1.911.133.7326.47Price / Cash7.9810.5516.3917.54Price / Book1.191.806.334.29Net Income$5.34B$1.01B$737.42M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.43%5.59%4.26%6.63%1 Month Performance1.61%1.90%-1.35%-6.86%1 Year Performance9.31%0.68%-1.95%1.19% Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1.7463 of 5 stars$63.40+1.4%$66.00+4.1%+8.1%$113.89B$59.77B19.57166,600Positive NewsDEODiageo2.5892 of 5 stars$101.89-2.0%$129.00+26.6%-19.3%$56.68B$20.21B14.8728,600Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeKDPKeurig Dr Pepper3.4714 of 5 stars$33.58-0.7%$38.38+14.3%+18.2%$45.56B$15.35B20.3528,000Positive NewsABEVAmbev1.2922 of 5 stars$2.21-4.5%$2.45+11.1%-2.6%$34.74B$89.45B12.2552,000Analyst ForecastCCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas1.4311 of 5 stars$13.87-5.6%$11.03-20.4%+23.7%$2.56B$2.90T18.499,350Short Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCOCOVita Coco1.9498 of 5 stars$28.86+3.3%$34.57+19.8%+25.4%$1.64B$516.01M29.15280High Trading VolumeWESTWestrock Coffee2.1454 of 5 stars$6.12-3.5%$10.50+71.6%-40.9%$576.68M$850.73M-7.121,399Short Interest ↑News CoverageBRCCBRC1.7558 of 5 stars$1.98-1.3%$4.60+132.9%-49.6%$420.76M$391.49M-24.69840Gap DownWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.2755 of 5 stars$5.95-1.6%N/A+30.3%$29.56M$39.78M-9.76270Gap DownBLNEEastside DistillingN/A$1.65-2.9%N/AN/A$11.90M$9.54M-0.4570News CoverageGap DownIBGInnovation Beverage GroupN/A$0.74-6.3%N/AN/A$6.17M$3.15M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DEO Competitors KDP Competitors ABEV Competitors CCU Competitors COCO Competitors WEST Competitors BRCC Competitors WVVI Competitors BLNE Competitors IBG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BUD) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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