The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)

The Boston Beer Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts that cover The Boston Beer Company stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $246.78, which forecasts a 22.46% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $187 and the highest is $349.

Price Target: $246.78 (+22.46%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$187	$246.78	$235	$349
Change	-7.21%	+22.46%	+16.61%	+73.18%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	2	2	2	1	1	1
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	7	7	7	8	8	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Lavery Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Maintains $230 → $220	Hold	Maintains	$230 → $220	+9.17%	Nov 21, 2025
Sean King UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $230 → $246	Hold	Maintains	$230 → $246	+22.07%	Oct 24, 2025
Sean King UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $234 → $230	Hold	Maintains	$234 → $230	+14.13%	Oct 8, 2025
Filippo Falorni Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $255 → $235	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$255 → $235	+16.61%	Oct 6, 2025
Kaumil Gajrawala Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Maintains $230 → $225	Hold	Maintains	$230 → $225	+11.65%	Sep 30, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.99B

Decreased by -1.09%

from 2.01B

Revenue Next Year

2.01B

Increased by 0.75%

from 1.99B

EPS This Year

9.29

Increased by 83.59%

from 5.06

EPS Next Year

10.86

Increased by 16.83%

from 9.29

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 26, 2020	Dec 25, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.74B	2.06B	2.09B	2.01B	2.01B	1.99B	2.01B
Revenue Growth	38.93%	18.50%	1.59%	-3.91%	0.21%	-1.09%	0.75%
EPS	15.53	1.17	5.44	6.21	5.06	9.29	10.86
EPS Growth	69.58%	-92.47%	364.51%	14.20%	-18.46%	83.59%	16.83%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.69	18.56
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	17

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	2.2B	2.2B
Avg	2.0B	2.0B
Low	1.9B	1.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	7.2%	8.7%
Avg	-1.1%	0.8%
Low	-5.1%	-5.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	10.22	12.06
Avg	9.29	10.86
Low	8.33	9.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	101.8%	29.8%
Avg	83.6%	16.8%
Low	64.6%	2.5%

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.