Boston Beer Co., Inc [NYSE: SAM] closed the trading session at $195.32 on 2025-11-26. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $189.93, while the highest price level was $196.69.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -37.56 percent and weekly performance of 1.19 percent. The stock has been moved at -15.53 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -12.31 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -9.75 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 207.91K shares, SAM reached to a volume of 155670 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SAM shares is $238.47 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SAM stock is a recommendation set at 3.12. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Boston Beer Co., Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on October 06, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Berenberg raised their target price to Hold. The new note on the price target was released on April 02, 2025, representing the official price target for Boston Beer Co., Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $265 to $280, while Citigroup kept a Buy rating on SAM stock. On January 23, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for SAM shares from 370 to 275.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.30, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 23.50. Price to Free Cash Flow for SAM in the course of the last twelve months was 9.82 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.43.
SAM stock trade performance evaluation
Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.19. With this latest performance, SAM shares dropped by -12.31% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -15.53% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -34.89% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for SAM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 40.91, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 5.89, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 6.36 for Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 212.09, while it was recorded at 193.51 for the last single week of trading, and 221.17 for the last 200 days.
Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM] shares currently have an operating margin of 7.96% and a Gross Margin at 47.72%. Boston Beer Co., Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.66%.
Boston Beer Co., Inc (SAM) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Boston Beer Co., Inc. ( SAM), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 9.58%, suggesting modest shareholder returns. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 7.02%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Boston Beer Co., Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 9.82%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Boston Beer Co., Inc (SAM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Boston Beer Co., Inc’s (SAM) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.04%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Boston Beer Co., Inc (SAM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Boston Beer Co., Inc. (SAM) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $36361.84 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.83% and a Quick Ratio of 1.43%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Boston Beer Co., Inc posted -1.68/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -1.33/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.35. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SAM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Boston Beer Co., Inc go to 9.03%.
Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $94.00%, or 105.54%% of SAM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of SAM stocks are: T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. with ownership of 0.88 million shares, which is approximately 7.3989%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 0.82 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$249.72 million in SAM stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$241.65 million in SAM stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6579%.
