Ambev S.A.·Consumer Defensive

Single digit share prices usually mean a broken business, a melting ice cube, or a speculative lottery ticket.

Here is how Ambev (ABEV) and Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Ambev (ABEV) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.

Expand NYSE: ABEV Ambev Today's Change (0.30%) $0.01 Current Price $3.29 Key Data Points Market Cap $51B Day's Range $3.26 - $3.35 52wk Range $2.10 - $3.45 Volume 74M Avg Vol 25M Gross Margin 47.97% Dividend Yield 4.43% Ambev (ABEV +0.30%), a Latin American beverage producer, edged up 0.30% on Friday to finish at $3.29, extending the week's gains. It reported better-than-expected earnings early in the week, and investors are watching how beer demand and an expanded product range can shape its earnings power.

Investors interested in stocks from the Beverages - Alcohol sector have probably already heard of Ambev (ABEV) and Boston Beer (SAM). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

Ambev is rated a 'Hold' due to valuation concerns and parent company risks, despite recent share price outperformance. ABEV trades near 19x P/E, reflecting optimism on premiumization and market dominance, but lacks volume growth and faces margin pressure. Parent AB InBev's control introduces risks of cash extraction, fee hikes, and limited autonomy, especially given AB InBev's high debt load.
Ambev S.A., through its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells beer, draft beer, carbonated soft drinks, other non-alcoholic beverages, malt, and food products in the Americas. The company operates through four segments: Brazil; Central America and the Caribbean; Latin America South; and Canada. It offers beer primarily under the Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Brahva, Brahva Gold, Extra, Bud Light, Beck, Leffe and Hoegaarden, Bucanero, Cristal, Mayabe, Cacique, Presidente, Brahma Light, Presidente Light, Presidente Golden Light, Bohemia, The One, Corona, Modelo Especial, Stella Artois, and Budweiser, Quilmes Clásica, Paceña, Taquiña, Huari, Becker, Cusqueña, Michelob Ultra, Busch, Pilsen, Ouro Fino, Banks, Deputy, Patricia, Labatt Blue, Alexander Keith's, and Kokanee brands. The company also provides bottled water, isotonic beverages, energy drinks, coconut water, powdered and natural juices, and ready-to-drink teas under the Guaraná Antarctica, Gatorade, H2OH!, Lipton Iced Tea, Fusion, Do Bem, Pepsi, Canada Dry, Squirt, Red Rock, Pepsi-Cola, Seven Up, Nutrl, Bud Light Seltzer, Palm Bay, and Mike's brands. It offers its products through a network of third-party distributors and a direct distribution system. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambev S.A. is a subsidiary of Interbrew International B.V.
Consumer Defensive
Beverages - Alcoholic
43,000
1997-03-05
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