Q2 EPS Forecast for Molson Coors Beverage Cut by Analyst

Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Molson Coors Beverage in a research note issued on Monday, May 19th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.89 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.98. The consensus estimate for Molson Coors Beverage’s current full-year earnings is $6.35 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Molson Coors Beverage’s FY2025 earnings at $5.92 EPS.

Molson Coors Beverage (NYSE:TAP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.80 by ($0.30). Molson Coors Beverage had a net margin of 8.17% and a return on equity of 9.34%. The company had revenue of $2.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. Molson Coors Beverage’s revenue was down 11.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Molson Coors Beverage from $60.00 to $57.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Molson Coors Beverage from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 17th. Citigroup raised shares of Molson Coors Beverage from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $47.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Molson Coors Beverage from $63.00 to $58.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Molson Coors Beverage from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Molson Coors Beverage currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.71.

Molson Coors Beverage Stock Down 2.4%

TAP stock opened at $54.29 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $10.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.73. Molson Coors Beverage has a twelve month low of $49.19 and a twelve month high of $64.66. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $58.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Molson Coors Beverage Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.46%. Molson Coors Beverage’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.83%.

Insider Transactions at Molson Coors Beverage

In other news, Director Geoffrey E. Molson sold 1,333 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.29, for a total transaction of $75,034.57. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 27,595 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,553,322.55. This represents a 4.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Randolph Co Inc grew its stake in Molson Coors Beverage by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Randolph Co Inc now owns 477,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,352,000 after buying an additional 98,984 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 123.3% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 18,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,047,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 103.9% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 19,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,106,000 after buying an additional 9,825 shares during the last quarter. Unified Investment Management acquired a new position in Molson Coors Beverage in the 4th quarter worth about $871,000. Finally, Wilsey Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Molson Coors Beverage by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Wilsey Asset Management Inc. now owns 550,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,679 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.46% of the company’s stock.

Molson Coors Beverage Company Profile

Molson Coors Beverage Company manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products under various brands in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers flavored malt beverages including hard seltzers, craft, spirits and energy, and ready to drink beverages.