At the time of writing, Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM] stock is trading at $201.08, down -2.05%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SAM shares have gain 7.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -10.38%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Boston Beer Co., Inc [NYSE: SAM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 02, 2025, when Berenberg initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $281.10. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on March 20, 2025, and elevated its price target to $280. On January 23, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $275 on the stock. Needham started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $325 on October 25, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on June 05, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $290. In a note dated May 08, 2024, Deutsche Bank upgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $273.
For the past year, the stock price of Boston Beer Co., Inc fluctuated between $185.34 and $329.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $281.1 within the next 12 months. Boston Beer Co., Inc [NYSE: SAM] shares were valued at $201.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 39.8% based on the average SAM price forecast.
Analyzing the SAM fundamentals
According to Boston Beer Co., Inc [NYSE:SAM], the company’s sales were 2.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.53% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.05.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 198.24 points at the first support level, and at 195.39 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 205.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 210.87.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Boston Beer Co., Inc [NYSE:SAM] has a current ratio of 1.72. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.12, and the Cash Ratio is 0.63. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.10, the price to book ratio is 2.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved VALETTE JEAN MICHEL, Director, that happened on Mar 13 ’25 when 3500.0 shares were sold. Director, VALETTE JEAN MICHEL completed a deal on Mar 13 ’25 to buy 3500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief People Officer O’Boyle Carolyn L. sold 62.0 shares on Jan 02 ’25.
