The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)

The Boston Beer Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts that cover The Boston Beer Company stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $229.5, which forecasts a -0.86% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $187 and the highest is $279.

Price Target: $229.5 (-0.86%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$187	$229.5	$230	$279
Change	-19.22%	-0.86%	-0.65%	+20.52%

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	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	0
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	8	8	8	8	8	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	10	10	10	10	10	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Sean King UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $234 → $230	Hold	Maintains	$234 → $230	-0.65%	Feb 26, 2026
Filippo Falorni Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $220 → $230	Hold	Maintains	$220 → $230	-0.65%	Feb 25, 2026
Eric Serotta Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $245 → $235	Hold	Maintains	$245 → $235	+1.51%	Feb 25, 2026
Sean King UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $246 → $234	Hold	Maintains	$246 → $234	+1.08%	Jan 14, 2026
Filippo Falorni Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $250 → $220	Hold	Maintains	$250 → $220	-4.97%	Dec 17, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.99B

Increased by 1.22%

from 1.96B

Revenue Next Year

2.02B

Increased by 1.46%

from 1.99B

EPS This Year

10.30

Increased by 4.13%

from 9.89

EPS Next Year

11.75

Increased by 14.13%

from 10.30

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	2.06B	2.09B	2.01B	2.01B	1.96B	1.99B	2.02B
Revenue Growth	18.50%	1.59%	-3.91%	0.21%	-2.38%	1.22%	1.46%
EPS	1.17	5.44	6.21	5.06	9.89	10.30	11.75
EPS Growth	-92.47%	364.51%	14.20%	-18.46%	95.40%	4.13%	14.13%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.48	19.70
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17	15

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	2.1B	2.2B
Avg	2.0B	2.0B
Low	1.9B	1.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.0%	12.2%
Avg	1.2%	1.5%
Low	-3.6%	-5.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	12.06	14.35
Avg	10.30	11.75
Low	9.02	9.99

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	22.0%	39.4%
Avg	4.1%	14.1%
Low	-8.8%	-3.0%

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.