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Best Brewer Beverage Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top brewer beverage stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best brewer beverage stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the beverages - brewers industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best brewer beverage stocks to buy right now are:

Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) is the top brewer beverage stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 17 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 35. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boston Beer Co has seen its stock lose -21.1% over the past year, underperforming other brewer beverage stocks by -8 percentage points.

Boston Beer Co has an average 1 year price target of $331.77, an upside of 5.68% from Boston Beer Co's current stock price of $313.95.

Boston Beer Co stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Boston Beer Co, 7.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 14.29% have issued a Sell rating, and 28.57% have issued a Strong Sell.

Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) is the second best brewer beverage stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 12 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 35. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mexican Economic Development has seen its stock return 7.75% over the past year, overperforming other brewer beverage stocks by 21 percentage points.

Mexican Economic Development has an average 1 year price target of $90.40, an upside of 2.73% from Mexican Economic Development's current stock price of $88.00.

Mexican Economic Development stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Mexican Economic Development, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 33.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) is the third best brewer beverage stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 10 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 35. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. United Breweries Co has seen its stock lose -0.2% over the past year, overperforming other brewer beverage stocks by 13 percentage points.

United Breweries Co has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, a downside of -5.21% from United Breweries Co's current stock price of $14.77.

United Breweries Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering United Breweries Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 5 brewer beverage stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 brewer beverage stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) has an annual dividend yield of 5.44%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 3.35%. Ambev Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eleven times in the last 10 years. Ambev Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ambev Sa's dividend payout ratio of 81.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) has an annual dividend yield of 5.43%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 3.35%. United Breweries Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. United Breweries Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Breweries Co's dividend payout ratio of 165.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Molson Coors Beverage Co (NYSE:TAP) has an annual dividend yield of 3.05%, which is the same as the brewer beverage industry average of 3.35%. Molson Coors Beverage Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Molson Coors Beverage Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Molson Coors Beverage Co's dividend payout ratio of -187.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brewer beverage stocks were up 1.22% in the last day, and up 1.52% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why brewer beverage stocks are up.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued brewer beverage stocks right now are:

Mexican Economic Development (NYSE:FMX) is the most undervalued brewer beverage stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mexican Economic Development has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mexican Economic Development's stock has gained 7.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 21 percentage points.

Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa (NYSE:BUD) is the second most undervalued brewer beverage stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa's stock has gained 0.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 14 percentage points.

Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) is the third most undervalued brewer beverage stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Ambev Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the brewer beverage industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ambev Sa's stock has dropped -6.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the brewer beverage industry by 7 percentage points.