Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Competitors

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Diageo (NYSE:DEO) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend BUD or DEO?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV presently has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.36%. Diageo has a consensus target price of $129.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Diageo.

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)	3.17
Diageo	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUD or DEO?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 431 more outperform votes than Diageo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.29% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 59.16% of users gave Diageo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 728 65.29%	Underperform Votes 387 34.71%
Diageo	Outperform Votes 297 59.16%	Underperform Votes 205 40.84%

Which has more volatility & risk, BUD or DEO?

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, Diageo has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BUD or DEO?

In the previous week, Diageo had 9 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Diageo and 11 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Diageo's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.70 indicating that Diageo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diageo	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BUD or DEO 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%. Diageo pays an annual dividend of $5.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BUD or DEO?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Diageo.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.38B	1.45	$5.34B	$3.24	14.81
Diageo	$20.27B	3.26	$3.87B	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUD or DEO?

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Diageo 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BUD or DEO 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
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	10.98%	15.29%	6.47%
Diageo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Diageo on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.