Beer

BMO Capital Markets analyst Amit Sharma initiated coverage across the alcoholic beverage sector.  Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ) with an Outperform rating and $275 price target. Molson Coors Brewing Co (NYSE: TAP) with an Outperform rating and $95 price target. Brown-Forman...

Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE: SAM) shares have rallied strongly since late July, prompting an analyst to settle at a Neutral view on the stock, given his belief that revenue momentum neutralizes the stock's high valuation.  The view comes close on heels of JPMorgan's downgrade...

JPMorgan handed Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE: BUD) a downgrade, concluding that the era of above-average growth for AB Inbev is fading.  The Analyst JPMorgan analyst Komal Dhillon downgraded her ratings on the shares of AB Inbev from Neutral to Underweight, with the price target for...

Analysts at Credit Suisse turned more positive on Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE: SAM), the beer maker behind the Sam Adams brand. The firm's Laurent Grandet upgrades Boston Beer's stock rating from Underperform to Neutral with a price target boosted from $140 to $150 despite ongoing weaknesses....

The American alcohol market has shown impressive growth rates, especially over other countries where drinking beer and spirits is engraved in its culture, Berenberg's Javier Gonzalez Lastra and Matt Reid commented in a research report. For example, alcoholic consumption in the U.S. rose by 15...

The Canadian beer market, much like the American beer market, is seeing a growth in craft products at the expense of established players. And one of the biggest established beer makers in Canada is Molson Coors Brewing Co (NYSE: TAP), Bereneberg's Javier Gonzalez Lastra and Matt Reid commented in...

Analysts at Argus Research acknowledge that Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE: BUD)'s days of meaningful growth have likely passed but that doesn't mean the stock is not a good addition to an investor's portfolio. The firm's Stephen Biggar and Phil Seligman initiates coverage of AB-InBev's stock...

RateBeer.com welcomes anyone, literally anyone, equipped with basic adjectives to indulge their inner connoisseur. Here, the gamut of global critics dump their unfiltered judgment of any and every beer. Some are kind, some are not, and the brunt of condemnation is directed toward the Anheuser Busch...

The price of a 24-pack of beer varies from state to state, mostly due to taxes, Simple Thrifty Living found in a study. Based on prices of 12-fluid-ounce cans sold at Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) stores, beer drinkers in the state of Michigan pay the least amount. The price of a 24-pack of beer...

We know that the fate of some industries better aligns with one political party over others. We’d never expect cannabis growers to vote Republican, and, at least last election cycle, private prisons were disincentivized to vote Democrat. But beer, wine and liquor producers seem less resolute...

Beer is the undisputed champion of alcoholic beverages. Forbes reported back in 2015 that "big beer" is struggling to remain relevant against craft beer companies, but recent earnings report from major beer companies suggest a change in trend. According to a Bloomberg report, "big...

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world's largest asset manager, is turning to machines to help pick stocks. To many, it may seem the use of machines and artificial intelligence technologies is reserved for companies like BlackRock with trillions of dollars under management. The reality is companies...

Few brands are more associated with St. Patrick's Day than Guinness beer, which needless to say, means that the beer's parent company Diageo plc (ADR) (NYSE: DEO) sees outsized benefits in March. According to Statista, the total number of pints of Guinness served on any given day across the world...

Who doesn't love a cold beer? According to AYTM, 46.4 percent of Americans regularly buy beer, higher than every other alcoholic beverage. Statista noted the percentage of U.S. consumers who regularly buy the following alcoholic beverages: Wine - 36.1 percent. Liquor - 30.2 percent....

Trevor Stirling of Bernstein detailed in a research report on Wednesday an overview of the U.S. spirits and alcohol market throughout 2016. Highlights From 2016 Here are some of the highlights: Industry volume growth rose 2.4 percent, fell short of the pre-recession average of 3.3 percent. Irish...