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Anheuser-Busch Inbev (BUD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Anheuser-Busch Inbev (BUD - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $56.18, moving -1.25% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.18%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.33%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.02%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the brewer had lost 0.16% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 3.75% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.63% in that time.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, Anheuser-Busch Inbev is projected to report earnings of $0.91 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 12.35%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $16.09 billion, up 6.64% from the prior-year quarter.

BUD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.06 per share and revenue of $61.27 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -4.67% and +6.03%, respectively.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Anheuser-Busch Inbev should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.06% higher within the past month. Anheuser-Busch Inbev is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Digging into valuation, Anheuser-Busch Inbev currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 18.92. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 19.31, so we one might conclude that Anheuser-Busch Inbev is trading at a discount comparatively.

Also, we should mention that BUD has a PEG ratio of 1.75. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. BUD's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.83 as of yesterday's close.

The Beverages - Alcohol industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 198, putting it in the bottom 22% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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