The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM) Receives Average Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the twelve ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have assigned a hold rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $234.00.

A number of research firms recently commented on SAM. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on Boston Beer from $218.00 to $210.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $233.00 price target on shares of Boston Beer in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research upgraded Boston Beer from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Roth Capital set a $315.00 price objective on Boston Beer in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Boston Beer from $235.00 to $220.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SAM. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Boston Beer by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,039,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,776,000 after purchasing an additional 89,053 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new position in Boston Beer in the 4th quarter worth $893,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Boston Beer by 35.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 123,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,012,000 after purchasing an additional 32,382 shares during the last quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P bought a new stake in Boston Beer in the third quarter worth $1,573,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its stake in Boston Beer by 1,152.1% in the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 28,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,938,000 after purchasing an additional 25,842 shares during the last quarter. 81.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Boston Beer Price Performance

SAM stock opened at $172.62 on Tuesday. Boston Beer has a one year low of $158.68 and a one year high of $264.46. The stock has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a PE ratio of -27.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $180.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.70.

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by ($0.32). The company had revenue of $433.93 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $436.06 million. Boston Beer had a positive return on equity of 12.08% and a negative net margin of 2.96%.Boston Beer’s quarterly revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.16 EPS. Boston Beer has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.500-10.500 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Boston Beer will post 9.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Boston Beer Company Profile

The Boston Beer Company, Inc (NYSE: SAM) is a leading craft brewer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Since its founding in 1984 by Jim Koch, the company has focused on producing high-quality, distinctive beers and beverages for retail, on-premise, and distribution partners across the United States. Its operations include brewing, packaging, marketing and distribution, supported by a network of wholly owned brewing facilities and strategic partnerships with regional breweries.

Boston Beer’s flagship brand, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, helped establish the modern U.S.