Hillman Capital Management Inc. Has $5.29 Million Stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV $BUD

Hillman Capital Management Inc. cut its position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 82,631 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock after selling 8,107 shares during the quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV makes up approximately 3.3% of Hillman Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Hillman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $5,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 11,380,404 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $728,801,000 after purchasing an additional 368,721 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 29.8% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,205,767 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $269,337,000 after purchasing an additional 966,378 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,009,863 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $256,792,000 after purchasing an additional 42,009 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 12.8% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,770,946 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $224,786,000 after purchasing an additional 426,495 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GQG Partners LLC bought a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the fourth quarter worth about $149,778,000. 5.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Performance

BUD opened at $82.34 on Wednesday. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 52-week low of $56.97 and a 52-week high of $84.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $160.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.59. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.76.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The consumer goods maker reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 11.90% and a return on equity of 16.34%. The company had revenue of $15.27 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 4.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BUD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Thursday, May 7th. SBG Securities downgraded shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.42.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Profile

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.