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Boston Beer Co Inc has a consensus price target of $312.26 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $378 issued by Wedbush on October 25, 2023. The low is $230 issued by Piper Sandler on April 17, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by RBC Capital, UBS, and Piper Sandler on April 22, 2025, April 17, 2025, and April 17, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $262.67 between RBC Capital, UBS, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 6.98% upside for Boston Beer Co Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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04/25/2025 | Buy Now | — | Needham | Gerald Pascarelli49% | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 13.64% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $279 → $279 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 13.64% | UBS | Sean King62% | $265 → $279 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/17/2025 | Buy Now | -6.32% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $240 → $230 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/14/2025 | Buy Now | 16.08% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $280 → $285 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 14.04% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $265 → $280 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
02/26/2025 | Buy Now | -2.25% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $275 → $240 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 42.15% | Roth MKM | Bill Kirk50% | $389 → $349 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 9.97% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | $290 → $270 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/23/2025 | Buy Now | 12.01% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $370 → $275 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 18.12% | UBS | Sean King62% | $315 → $290 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/15/2025 | Buy Now | 18.12% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $335 → $290 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
12/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | Needham | Gerald Pascarelli49% | — | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 29.52% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $318 → $318 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 34.41% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $325 → $330 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 32.37% | Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $355 → $325 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 58.44% | Roth MKM | Bill Kirk50% | $389 → $389 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 58.44% | Roth MKM | Bill Kirk50% | $395 → $389 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 29.52% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $332 → $318 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 32.37% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $344 → $325 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 15.27% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | $273 → $283 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 40.11% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $350 → $344 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
06/05/2024 | Buy Now | 18.12% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | $290 → $290 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 46.63% | Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $335 → $360 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
05/08/2024 | Buy Now | 11.19% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | → $273 | Upgrade | Sell → Hold | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 32.37% | Evercore ISI Group | Eric Serotta44% | $310 → $325 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
04/16/2024 | Buy Now | 28.3% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $350 → $315 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/09/2024 | Buy Now | 1.82% | Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog68% | $257 → $250 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 42.55% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | → $350 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 37.26% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $337 → $337 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 12.01% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | $285 → $275 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 37.26% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $337 → $337 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 42.55% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $370 → $350 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 44.59% | UBS | Sean King62% | $390 → $355 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/23/2024 | Buy Now | 71.88% | Roth MKM | Bill Kirk50% | $406 → $422 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/16/2024 | Buy Now | 36.45% | Bernstein | Nadine Sarwat37% | $280 → $335 | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
11/13/2023 | Buy Now | 52.74% | Jefferies | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | → $375 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 16.08% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | $270 → $285 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 58.85% | UBS | Sean King62% | $408 → $390 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/25/2023 | Buy Now | 53.96% | Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli49% | $370 → $378 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 50.7% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $350 → $370 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/08/2023 | Buy Now | 50.7% | Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli49% | $350 → $370 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 42.55% | TD Cowen | Vivien Azer57% | $300 → $350 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 42.55% | Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli49% | $325 → $350 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 33.59% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $311 → $328 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 42.55% | CFRA | Garrett Nelson43% | $300 → $350 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/21/2023 | Buy Now | 30.34% | Evercore ISI Group | Eric Serotta44% | $330 → $320 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
07/21/2023 | Buy Now | 32.37% | Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli49% | → $325 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
07/17/2023 | Buy Now | 12.41% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | $297 → $276 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 34.41% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | → $330 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
05/30/2023 | Buy Now | 57.22% | Roth MKM | Bill Kirk50% | $274 → $386 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 5.9% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | $270 → $260 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 34.41% | Citigroup | Filippo Falorni51% | $340 → $330 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 32.37% | Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli49% | → $325 | Reiterates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 48.26% | UBS | Sean King62% | $376 → $364 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
03/20/2023 | Buy Now | 15.27% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | $307 → $283 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
03/14/2023 | Buy Now | 22.19% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | → $300 | Reiterates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 9.97% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | $300 → $270 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 12.41% | Roth MKM | Bill Kirk50% | $282 → $276 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 53.14% | UBS | Peter Grom55% | $416 → $376 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 3.86% | Bernstein | Nadine Sarwat37% | $320 → $255 | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 22.19% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $314 → $300 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/16/2023 | Buy Now | 52.74% | Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $400 → $375 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/04/2023 | Buy Now | 12.01% | Jefferies | Kevin Grundy55% | $331 → $275 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
12/06/2022 | Buy Now | 28.71% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | $315 → $316 | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
11/07/2022 | Buy Now | 22.19% | Morgan Stanley | Eric Serotta44% | → $300 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
10/24/2022 | Buy Now | 67.81% | UBS | Peter Grom55% | $312 → $412 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/21/2022 | Buy Now | 66.99% | Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $405 → $410 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/19/2022 | Buy Now | 34.41% | Evercore ISI Group | Eric Serotta44% | → $330 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
10/17/2022 | Buy Now | 64.96% | Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $385 → $405 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/11/2022 | Buy Now | 42.55% | Wedbush | Gerald Pascarelli49% | → $350 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/10/2022 | Buy Now | 28.3% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | $296 → $315 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/22/2022 | Buy Now | 30.74% | Jefferies | Kevin Grundy55% | $341 → $321 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/22/2022 | Buy Now | 13.64% | MKM Partners | Bill Kirk50% | $334 → $279 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/22/2022 | Buy Now | 56.81% | Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $400 → $385 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/13/2022 | Buy Now | 20.56% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers68% | $337 → $296 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/13/2022 | Buy Now | — | Redburn Partners | Tristan Van Strien56% | — | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
07/11/2022 | Buy Now | 62.92% | Credit Suisse | Kaumil Gajrawala54% | $620 → $400 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/07/2022 | Buy Now | 34.82% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi51% | $488 → $331 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
06/28/2022 | Buy Now | 29.52% | Goldman Sachs | Bonnie Herzog68% | $380 → $318 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
06/22/2022 | Buy Now | 38.48% | Bernstein | Trevor Stirling39% | $565 → $340 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
06/21/2022 | Buy Now | 33.59% | UBS | Peter Grom55% | $600 → $328 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) was reported by Needham on April 25, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $0.00 expecting SAM to fall to within 12 months (a possible -100.00% downside). 23 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Boston Beer Co (NYSE:SAM) was provided by Needham, and Boston Beer Co reiterated their hold rating.
The last upgrade for Boston Beer Co Inc happened on March 20, 2025 when Citigroup raised their price target to $280. Citigroup previously had a neutral for Boston Beer Co Inc.
The last downgrade for Boston Beer Co Inc happened on January 23, 2025 when Piper Sandler changed their price target from $370 to $275 for Boston Beer Co Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Boston Beer Co, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Boston Beer Co was filed on April 25, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 25, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Boston Beer Co (SAM) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $0.00 to $0.00. The current price Boston Beer Co (SAM) is trading at is $245.52, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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