13 Best Foreign Dividend Stocks To Buy According to Analysts

3. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)

Dividend Yield as of February 12: 1.73%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 26

Average Upside Potential: 30.75%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD), a Belgian beverage titan, is one of the best dividend stocks to monitor. It is a global beverage company that manufactures, markets, and sells well-known beers including Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois. NASCAR and Anheuser-Busch are extending their partnership for 2025, with Busch Light remaining a Premier Partner and the “Official Beer Sponsor of NASCAR.” The brand is launching a summer music series at five pre-race events and hosting “DATE-TONA,” a speed dating event at Daytona. Busch Light will also continue sponsoring Trackhouse Racing and Ross Chastain, debuting a refreshed paint scheme at the 2025 DAYTONA 500.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) saw a 3.1% revenue increase in Q3 2024, fueled by a 10.2% surge in Corona sales outside its home market. Digital sales played a big role, with 72% of revenue coming from B2B platforms like BEES, which now has 3.9 million monthly users. The company’s direct-to-consumer digital sales also brought in $140 million. However, overall volumes dropped by 2.4%, with beer sales down 3.1% and non-beer up 0.6%. Q3 2023 earnings per share rose to $0.98 from $0.86 a year ago, and AB InBev approved a $2 billion share buyback over the next year. The company distributed a €0.82 per share annual dividend on June 7, 2024. It is one of the best dividend stocks to consider.

According to Insider Monkey’s Q3 data, 26 hedge funds were bullish on Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD), 31 funds in the last quarter.