Ambev (ABEV) Competitors $2.52 +0.02 (+0.60%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.48 -0.04 (-1.74%) As of 05/23/2025 07:23 PM 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 ABEV vs. BUD, DEO, KDP, CCU, COCO, WEST, BRCC, WVVI, BLNE, and IBGShould you be buying Ambev stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ambev include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD), Diageo (DEO), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), 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. Ambev vs. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Diageo Keurig Dr Pepper Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Vita Coco Westrock Coffee BRC Willamette Valley Vineyards Eastside Distilling Innovation Beverage Group Ambev (NYSE:ABEV) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to ABEV or BUD? In the previous week, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had 3 more articles in the media than Ambev. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and 8 mentions for Ambev. Ambev's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.24 indicating that Ambev is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ambev 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ABEV or BUD a better dividend stock? Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ambev pays out 68.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 22.3% 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 prefer ABEV or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 348 more outperform votes than Ambev when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.33% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmbevOutperform Votes38760.66% Underperform Votes25139.34% Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NVOutperform Votes73565.33% Underperform Votes39034.67% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ABEV or BUD? 8.1% of Ambev shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held 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. Which has more volatility & risk, ABEV or BUD? Ambev has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABEV or BUD? Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmbev$91.67B0.43$2.90B$0.1615.78Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV$58.85B2.12$5.34B$3.4520.09 Is ABEV or BUD 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 Ambev17.02% 16.12% 10.48% Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 10.98%15.29%6.47% Do analysts rate ABEV or BUD? Ambev presently has a consensus target price of $2.70, indicating a potential upside of 6.93%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.14%. Given Ambev's higher probable upside, equities research 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 Ambev 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10 SummaryAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Ambev on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ambev News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABEV 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 ABEV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmbevBeverages IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.79B$52.97B$17.59B$19.26BDividend Yield4.49%2.73%3.07%3.86%P/E Ratio14.0317.3416.4234.42Price / Sales0.4323.864.3634.89Price / Cash6.9821.9616.3917.51Price / Book2.485.096.194.69Net Income$2.90B$2.72B$740.28M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.17%-2.95%1.48%-2.38%1 Month Performance2.64%-8.19%4.20%4.18%1 Year Performance10.26%-15.51%1.47%4.87% Ambev Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABEVAmbev1.4706 of 5 stars$2.53+0.6%$2.70+6.9%+10.5%$39.79B$91.67B14.0352,000News CoverageBUDAnheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV1.568 of 5 stars$68.38+1.2%$71.50+4.6%+6.6%$122.89B$58.85B21.10166,600Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDEODiageo2.2788 of 5 stars$114.04-0.9%$129.00+13.1%-20.2%$63.44B$20.21B16.6528,600Positive NewsKDPKeurig Dr Pepper4.5323 of 5 stars$33.79-0.1%$39.33+16.4%-3.7%$45.89B$15.52B20.4828,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCCUCompañía Cervecerías Unidas0.9527 of 5 stars$14.17-0.3%$11.03-22.1%+7.9%$2.62B$2.98T18.899,350COCOVita Coco1.1631 of 5 stars$35.56-0.2%$35.38-0.5%+38.0%$2.02B$535.24M35.92280Insider TradeWESTWestrock Coffee2.8013 of 5 stars$7.50-4.3%$10.40+38.7%-34.6%$706.71M$872.02M-8.721,399Positive NewsBRCCBRC1.7468 of 5 stars$1.98+0.3%$4.50+127.8%-67.7%$421.11M$383.07M-24.69840News CoverageGap DownWVVIWillamette Valley Vineyards0.2065 of 5 stars$5.93+2.2%N/A+42.1%$29.44M$39.78M-9.72270Analyst ForecastBLNEEastside DistillingN/A$1.20-3.9%N/AN/A$10.02M$3.91M-0.3270News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownIBGInnovation Beverage GroupN/A$0.72-1.4%N/AN/A$6.01M$3.15M0.00N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUD Alternatives DEO Alternatives KDP Alternatives CCU Alternatives COCO Alternatives WEST Alternatives BRCC Alternatives WVVI Alternatives BLNE Alternatives IBG Alternatives 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:ABEV) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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