A forward earnings multiple of 12.9x at a PEG of 0.38 and a perfect Piotroski financial health score of 9 out of 9 offer valuation and quality support, but the stock is already above its analyst price target, the dividend yield is flagged as potentially uncovered, and a death cross places the price below a declining long-term average, making the risk/reward of 0.07-to-1 unattractive at current levels.
Thesis pillars
- Dividend Yield Safety Concern↓Deteriorating
- Price Above Target Poor Asymmetry↓Deteriorating
- Valuation Discount To Growth↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S. (CCU) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Brewers
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.95: Quality below floor (4.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified beverage company in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It operates through three segments: Chile, International Business, and Wine. The company offers wines,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.95: Quality below floor (4.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 66. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 87d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-09Recent Developments — Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.
Latest news
- NEWS CCU Stock Holds Steady Near Support as Trading Volume Remains Subdued - Cash Flow Strong Stocks - dars.gov.et — dars.gov.et neutral
- NEWS Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA (CCU) Risk Assessment: Volatility, Financial Risk & Investment Risk - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com neutral
- NEWS Mitsubishi Electric develops CCU disaster-resilience evaluation with University of Tokyo - International Business Times — International Business Times neutral
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.95: Quality below floor (4.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 66. Prior stop was $11.15. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $13.74 (-8.8% upside). Prior stop was $11.15. Stop-loss: $11.15.
Target reached (-8.8% upside); Quality below floor (4.0 < 4.0).
Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S. trades at a P/E of 19.3 (forward 13.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover CCU with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $13.
What does Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S. do?Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified beverage company in Chile,...
Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified beverage company in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It operates through three segments: Chile, International Business, and Wine. The company offers wines, soft, isotonic, and sports drinks, nectars, iced tea, pisco, rum, cider, liquors, beers, spirits, cocktails, coolers, and cockail wines; and spring, bottled, mineral, and saborized water. It provides its products under the Cristal, Escudo, Royal Guard, Morenita, Dorada, Andes, Bavaria, Stones, Heineken, Sol, Coors, Austral, Polar Imperial, Patagonia, Kunstmann, Guayacán, D´olbek, Mahina, Volcanes del Sur, Bilz, Pap, Kem, Kem Xtreme, Nobis, Pop, Cachantun, Mas, Mas Woman, Porvenir, Manantial, Red Bull, Rockstar, Perrier, Mistral, Tres Erres, Campanario, Horcón Quemado, Control Valle del Encanto, Espíritu de los Andes, La Serena, Iceberg, Hard Fresh, Ruta, Cocktail, Sabor Andino Sour, Horcón Quemado Sour, Sierra Morena, Cabo Viejo, Kantal, Fehrenberg, Barsol, Puklaro, Pernod Ricard, Fratelli Branca, Sidra 1888, La Pizka, Palermo, Santa Fé, Salta, Córdoba, Isenbeck, Norte, Iguana, Miller Genuine Draft, Amstel, Warsteiner, Grolsch, Blue Moon, Sidra Real, La Victoria, Pehuenia, El Abuelo, Eugenio Bustos, La Celia, Colón, Graffina, Santa Silvia, Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Levité, Ser, Brío, Altaïr, Cabo de Hornos, Sideral, 1865, Castillo de Molina, Epica, Gato, GatoNegro, Reserva, Gran Reserva, Single Vineyard, Lot series, Misiones de Rengo Varietal, Reserva, Cuvée, Gran Reserva Black, Mision, Sparkling line, Alpaca, Reservado, Siglo de Oro Reserva de Viña Santa Helena, Viñamar, Donnaluna, Manquehuito, Graffigna, Colón, Colón Selecto, Nativa, Nix, Watt's, FullSport, 1888, Imperial, Escudo Silver, Kuntsmann, Miller, and Schneider brands. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Santiago, Chile. Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Inversiones y Rentas S.A.