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SAM Stock Analysis

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. · current price $182.99 (+0.15% today)

Setup looks favourable on the available data. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
53
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
84
High quality
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
75
Looks cheap
is the price fair?
Sentiment
30
Out of favour
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
63
Moderate risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
FundamentalsFundamentals: 8585Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 6767RSI zoneRSI zone: 7070Trend strengthTrend strength: 6565Size fitSize fit: 100100Earnings accelerationEarnings acceleration: 100100News sentimentNews sentiment: 8282
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 48.9%48.9%OperatingOperating: 9.3%9.3%NetNet: -3.6%-3.6%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 10.7%10.7%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: -24.4% vs estimate-24%2026-062026-03: -16.8% vs estimate-17%2026-032025-12: +15.6% vs estimate+16%2025-122025-09: +27.4% vs estimate+27%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading SAM’s price and volume history…

The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading SAM’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)

Latest earnings

EPS
$4.25 vs $3.34 est · +27.4% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$568.3M · +5.7% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
-1.2%
Beat streak
2 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
17.8×
Forward P/E
17.8×
PEG
0.77
Price / Sales
1.0×
Price / Book
2.6×
EV / EBITDA
8.2×
Analyst target
$199.83
Target range
$160.00 – $295.00
Implied upside
+9.2%
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Financial health

Gross margin
48.9%
Operating margin
9.3%
Net margin
-3.6%
FCF margin
10.7%
Return on equity
-8.6%
Debt / equity
0.04
Revenue growth YoY
-3.3%
EPS growth YoY
-9.0%
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Technicals

$158.6852-week range$264.46
RSI (14)
49
50-day MA
$181.52
200-day MA
$204.12
ATR (14)
6.42
Beta
0.84
1-month return
-1.2%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$4.25$3.34+27.4%Beat
2025-12-31$-2.12$-2.51+15.6%Beat
2026-03-31$1.64$1.97-16.8%Miss
2026-06-30$3.65$4.83-24.4%Miss
Beat 2 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.22%
Beta
0.84
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Latest news on SAM

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Frequently asked

What is SAM's Quant Score?

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 60/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) a buy?

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