FY2026 Earnings Forecast for BUD Issued By Erste Group Bank

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) – Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the consumer goods maker will post earnings of $4.48 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.46. The consensus estimate for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s current full-year earnings is $4.37 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s FY2027 earnings at $4.91 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on BUD. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.08.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Trading Down 2.9%

BUD opened at $80.71 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.75. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a fifty-two week low of $57.79 and a fifty-two week high of $86.60. The company has a market cap of $162.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.50.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The consumer goods maker reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.12. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 14.90% and a return on equity of 16.42%. The company had revenue of $16.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 52.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 9,036 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $556,000 after purchasing an additional 3,127 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 7.8% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 8,869 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 25.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,318,248 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $81,151,000 after buying an additional 265,783 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 40.1% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 9,562 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $657,000 after buying an additional 2,736 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund bought a new position in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV during the second quarter worth about $120,000. Institutional investors own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD) is a multinational brewing company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It is one of the world’s largest brewers and is primarily engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of beer and related beverages. The company’s operations span brewing, packaging, logistics and retail/customer sales support, serving a broad set of channels from on-premise hospitality to retail and e-commerce.

AB InBev’s portfolio includes a mix of global, regional and local beer brands across mainstream, premium, craft and non-alcoholic categories.