Boston Beer (SAM) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) is expected to announce its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.69 per share and revenue of $542.97 million for the quarter. Boston Beer has set its FY 2025 guidance at 8.000-10.500 EPS.Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $5.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.37 by $1.08. The company had revenue of $587.95 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $599.18 million. Boston Beer had a return on equity of 15.15% and a net margin of 3.65%.Boston Beer’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.39 EPS. On average, analysts expect Boston Beer to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Boston Beer Price Performance

Shares of SAM stock opened at $223.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a PE ratio of 31.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $220.07 and a 200-day moving average of $221.60. Boston Beer has a one year low of $185.34 and a one year high of $329.55.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Boston Beer news, VP Annette N. Fritsch sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.24, for a total transaction of $131,544.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 9,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,129,916.60. This represents a 5.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 26.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Boston Beer

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nebula Research & Development LLC boosted its position in Boston Beer by 159.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 6,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,248,000 after acquiring an additional 4,021 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its position in Boston Beer by 7,441.5% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 3,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $821,000 after acquiring an additional 3,944 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in Boston Beer by 86.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $818,000 after acquiring an additional 1,982 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Boston Beer by 289.1% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 2,206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in Boston Beer during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $428,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on Boston Beer from $234.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Boston Beer from $270.00 to $245.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Boston Beer from $230.00 to $225.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Boston Beer from $219.00 to $187.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Boston Beer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Boston Beer currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $251.51.

About Boston Beer

The Boston Beer Company, Inc produces and sells alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, and Coney Island brand names.