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The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)

Consumer Defensive | Beverages - Brewers | Boston, United States | NYSE
245.33 USD +0.81 (0.331%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 244.96 -0.37 (-0.374%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:29 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. EDT

SAM is experiencing mixed signals in the short-term market with both bullish and bearish options activity. The recent price action shows a range-bound movement with some upward momentum, but the overall sentiment is slightly bearish. Long-term investors might be cautious due to the high debt-to-equity ratio and the recent downgrade, but the company's strong brand and market position could offer some support. However, the lack of dividend payouts makes it less attractive for income-focused investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.045762
MSTL0.064908
AutoETS0.065358
AutoARIMA0.069550

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.86
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.665
Excess Kurtosis -0.41
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Debt to Equity Ratio 4.607
Revenue per Share 179.78
Market Cap 2,562,811,136
Trailing P/E 24.81
Forward P/E 21.60
Beta 0.90
Profit Margins 5.52%
Website https://www.bostonbeer.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:25 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mix of call and put positions, with a notable increase in put options, particularly around strikes below the current price. This indicates potential bearish sentiment among speculators, especially with high open interest in puts for lower strike prices. However, there are also calls with significant open interest, particularly around the ATM strike, which might suggest some bullish expectations. The IV spikes on certain expirations, especially for puts, signal heightened volatility and uncertainty about the stock's future direction.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.023867369
Address1 One Design Center Place
Address2 Suite 850
All Time High 1,349.98
All Time Low 6.5
Ask 250.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 3.1 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 240,280
Average Daily Volume3 Month 183,059
Average Volume 183,059
Average Volume10Days 240,280
Beta 0.904
Bid 239.51
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 9
Book Value 82.589
City Boston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 245.33
Current Ratio 1.654
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 249.58
Day Low 243.65
Debt To Equity 4.607
Display Name The Boston Beer Company
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,582,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,582,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,579,200
Ebitda 242,275,008
Ebitda Margins 0.1233
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.585
Enterprise To Revenue 1.182
Enterprise Value 2,322,088,704
Eps Current Year 9.94381
Eps Forward 11.35688
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.89
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 235.105
Fifty Day Average Change 10.225006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.043491233
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.3867369
Fifty Two Week High 264.46
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.12999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07233605
Fifty Two Week Low 185.34
Fifty Two Week Low Change 59.990005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32367545
Fifty Two Week Range 185.34 - 264.46
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 816,964,200,000
Float Shares 7,447,828
Forward Eps 11.35688
Forward P E 21.601883
Free Cashflow 190,599,120
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,736
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.48478
Gross Profits 952,579,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09229
Held Percent Institutions 0.92080003
Implied Shares Outstanding 10,446,383
Industry Beverages - Brewers
Industry Disp Beverages - Brewers
Industry Key beverages-brewers
Ir Website http://www.bostonbeer.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69432&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,793,600
Long Business Summary The Boston Beer Company, Inc. produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. Its flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The company offers various beers, hard ciders, spirits based ready to drink beverages, distilled spirits, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, and Sun Cruiser brand names. It markets and sells its products to a network wholesaler in the United States, as well as wholesalers, importers, or other agencies that in turn sell to retailers, such as grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, stadiums, and other traditional and e-commerce retail outlets. It sells its products in Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Long Name The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,562,811,136
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_339946
Most Recent Quarter 1,766,793,600
Net Income To Common 108,169,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,329,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,561,580,320
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 244.94
Operating Cashflow 270,158,016
Operating Margins -0.08416
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.76
Phone 617 368 5000
Post Market Change -0.37431335
Post Market Change Percent -0.15257545
Post Market Price 244.95569
Post Market Time 1,776,464,941
Previous Close 244.52
Price Eps Current Year 24.671629
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9704926
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.3042336
Profit Margins 0.0552
Quick Ratio 1.207
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.13333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.809998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.33126
Regular Market Day High 249.58
Regular Market Day Low 243.65
Regular Market Day Range 243.65 - 249.58
Regular Market Open 244.94
Regular Market Previous Close 244.52
Regular Market Price 245.33
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 93,130
Return On Assets 0.07767
Return On Equity 0.12309
Revenue Growth -0.041
Revenue Per Share 179.78
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 8,373,366
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0889
Shares Short 928,333
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 823,475
Short Name Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The)
Short Percent Of Float 0.1674
Short Ratio 5.71
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol SAM
Target High Price 326.0
Target Low Price 192.0
Target Mean Price 235.77692
Target Median Price 230.0
Total Cash 223,378,000
Total Cash Per Share 21.864
Total Debt 38,984,000
Total Revenue 1,964,994,048
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 9.89
Trailing P E 24.805864
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7605
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 216.2
Two Hundred Day Average Change 29.130005
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13473637
Type Disp Equity
Volume 93,130
Website https://www.bostonbeer.com
Zip 2,210