Critical Comparison: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) versus Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA)

Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Zevia PBC and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zevia PBC	-5.34%	-16.92%	-9.56%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	14.90%	16.42%	7.47%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.2% of Zevia PBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Zevia PBC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Zevia PBC and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zevia PBC	$161.26 million	0.58	-$9.92 million	($0.13)	-9.35
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.32 billion	2.55	$6.84 billion	$4.72	15.88

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Zevia PBC. Zevia PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Zevia PBC has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Zevia PBC and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zevia PBC	1	1	2	0	2.25
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0	5	12	0	2.71

Zevia PBC currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 270.37%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus target price of $88.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.50%. Given Zevia PBC’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Zevia PBC is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Zevia PBC on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zevia PBC

Zevia PBC, a beverage company, develops, markets, sells, and distributes various carbonated beverages in the United States and Canada. It offers soda, energy drinks, organic tea, and kidz drinks. The company offers its products through a network of food, drug, warehouse club, mass, natural, convenience, and e-commerce channels, as well as grocery distributors and natural product stores and specialty outlets. It provides its products under the Zevia brand name. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Encino, California.

About Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV produces, distributes, exports, markets, and sells beer and beverages. It offers a portfolio of approximately 500 beer brands, which primarily include Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois; Beck's, Hoegaarden, Leffe, and Michelob Ultra; and Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Castle, Castle Lite, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, and Skol brands. The company operates in North America, Middle America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1366 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.