Ambev (ABEV) gained 3.48% on Dec. 23, 2025, closing at $2.38 after a week of declines. The stock has lost 7% over five days despite a major hedge fund increasing its stake by 400%. Bernstein downgraded the company from 'outperform' to 'market perform,' citing concerns that this year's rally has limited upside potential. Mixed sentiment persists as some firms add positions while others take profits.

Ambev reported Q3 earnings of 24 cents per share, an 8.7% year-over-year increase, driven by lower taxes. Sales declined 5.7% Y/Y, but normalized EBITDA grew 2.9% organically with expanded margins. The company also approved a share repurchase program of up to 208 million shares.

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The February labor market report presented mixed signals on the employment front, with a notable and larger-than-expected increase of 270,000 in nonfarm payrolls over the month, yet a higher-than-expected rise in the unemployment rate, moving from 3.7% to 3.9%. Additionally, the employment changes for December and January were revised downwards, subtracting a total of 167,000 nonfarm payrolls previously calculated for those two months. Perhaps the clearest data came from the trend in wages, which grew less than expected, thereby alleviating fears about their potential impact on inflation. In February, the pace of increase in average hourly earnings was 0.1%, a decrease from the 0.4% in January and lower than the expected 0.3%. On an annual ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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