Seafarer Capital Partners LLC Has $51.18 Million Stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

Seafarer Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 792,000 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock after buying an additional 60,000 shares during the quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV accounts for about 13.8% of Seafarer Capital Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Seafarer Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV were worth $51,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Naples Money Management LLC acquired a new position in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 448.2% in the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 603 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 125.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 629 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Finally, Janiczek Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by 111.0% in the 4th quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 882 shares of the consumer goods maker’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 464 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on BUD shares. BNP Paribas lowered shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 12th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from $67.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $60.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $71.70.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Stock Performance

NYSE:BUD opened at $60.01 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $60.65 and its 200-day moving average is $61.05. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a 52-week low of $51.66 and a 52-week high of $66.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.63. The company has a market cap of $104.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.13.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The consumer goods maker reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $14.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.34 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 13.57%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV will post 3.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 6th will be given a $0.8722 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 3rd. This is a positive change from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s previous annual dividend of $0.61. This represents a yield of 1.1%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s payout ratio is 23.02%.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Profile

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, exports, markets, and sells beer and beverages. 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.