The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)
NYSE: SAM · Real-Time Price · USD
232.23
+5.96 (2.63%)
At close: Mar 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
231.00
-1.23 (-0.53%)
After-hours: Mar 4, 2026, 7:53 PM EST

The Boston Beer Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for The Boston Beer Company stock have an average target of 229.5, with a low estimate of 187 and a high estimate of 279. The average target predicts a decrease of -1.18% from the current stock price of 232.23.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $187 $229.5 $230 $279
Change -19.48% -1.18% -0.96% +20.14%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Boston Beer Company stock from 9 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy 211110
Buy 000000
Hold 788888
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 111111
Total 10101010109

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$234$230
Hold Maintains $234$230 -0.96% Feb 26, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$220$230
Hold Maintains $220$230 -0.96% Feb 25, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$245$235
Hold Maintains $245$235 +1.19% Feb 25, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$246$234
Hold Maintains $246$234 +0.76% Jan 14, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$250$220
Hold Maintains $250$220 -5.27% Dec 17, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.00B
from 1.96B
Increased by 1.73%
Revenue Next Year
2.05B
from 2.00B
Increased by 2.30%
EPS This Year
10.85
from 9.89
Increased by 9.66%
EPS Next Year
12.47
from 10.85
Increased by 14.97%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 25, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 30, 2023 Dec 28, 2024 Dec 27, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
2.06B2.09B2.01B2.01B1.96B2.00B2.05B
Revenue Growth
18.50%1.59%-3.91%0.21%-2.38%1.73%2.30%
EPS
1.175.446.215.069.8910.8512.47
EPS Growth
-92.47%364.51%14.20%-18.46%95.39%9.66%14.97%
Forward PE
-----21.4118.62
No. Analysts -----1712
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 2.2B 2.3B
Avg 2.0B 2.0B
Low 1.9B 1.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
10.2%
12.8%
Avg
1.7%
2.3%
Low
-4.2%
-6.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 12.06 14.35
Avg 10.85 12.47
Low 9.92 10.54

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
22.0%
32.3%
Avg
9.7%
15.0%
Low
0.3%
-2.9%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.