UBS Group lowered shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD – Get Rating) from a neutral rating to a sell rating in a report released on Thursday, The Fly reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Friday, November 11th. Barclays cut their price target on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from €78.00 ($83.87) to €74.00 ($79.57) and set an overweight rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from €64.00 ($68.82) to €70.00 ($75.27) in a report on Wednesday, October 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from an underweight rating to an overweight rating and raised their price target for the company from $45.00 to $70.00 in a report on Monday, November 28th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $64.70.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE BUD opened at $60.92 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $120.62 billion, a PE ratio of 24.08, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 12 month low of $44.51 and a 12 month high of $67.91. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.47 and a 200-day moving average of $53.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 10.1% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 59,390 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock worth $3,200,000 after acquiring an additional 5,435 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 29.4% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 17,482 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $943,000 after purchasing an additional 3,970 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 16,162 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $872,000 after purchasing an additional 2,620 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 33,562 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $1,886,000 after purchasing an additional 1,915 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,736 shares of the consumer goods maker's stock valued at $903,000 after purchasing an additional 2,319 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 5.53% of the company's stock.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV engages in the production, distribution, and sale of beer, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks worldwide. It offers a portfolio of approximately 500 beer brands, which primarily include Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois; Beck's, Hoegaarden, Leffe, and Michelob Ultra; and Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Castle, Castle Lite, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, and Skol brands.

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