Anheuser-Busch started the month of October out at 41.75. Which is relatively high, compared to the 52-week high/low which was 27.31-44.94, for that day. The high/low a year ago was 32.3-42.0 and for two years ago it was 21.5-34.1. As you can see, the high/low has rose over the years. The price-earning ratio on the starting day was 26.31% while the dividend was.66 per share. On start day .00316% of 905,807,000 shares were traded. That equals 28,623 shares. Total debt liability is over 5.1 billion dollars whereas the total sales are over 11.7 billion. Anheuser-Busch is in two very different industries, entertainment (theme parks) and alcohol. I couldn't find a company that had holdings in both industries such as Anheuser-Busch, so I picked to companies, one from each industry. Comparing Anheuser to Heineken, both from the alcohol industry, you can see that Heineken stock, worth 55.13, is worth over ten dollars more than Anheuser stock, worth 41.75. Heineken has been increasing in popularity, in the United States, over the past few years. I chose to compare Anheuser to the most well known theme park operator in the United States, Disney. Disney is trading at 37.31 a substantial amount less than Anheuser-Busch.Description and HistoryAnheuser has offices, breweries, and approximately 62,000 shareholders around the world. The head office is located at One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri. Anheuser has holdings in two very different markets. Besides the alcohol industry, Anheuser-Busch also owns and operates nine theme parks in the United States. They own the well-known Busch Gardens, located in Florida and Virginia, and Sea World, located in Florida, California, Texas, and Ohio. They also own two water parks, Water Country USA, located in Virginia, and Adventure Island, located in Florida, a family friendly amusement park, Sesame Place, and Discovery Cove, a reserve where you can interact with dolphins and other sea creatu...
