SAM - The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of alcoholic beverages, primarily focused on the United States market. Its most recognized offering is Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
As of Aug 14, 2026: spot at $185.97, ATM IV 33.4%, max pain $180.00, net GEX $466.7K.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Beverages - Alcoholic
- Market Cap
- $1.91B
- Beta
- 0.78
- 52-Week Range
- 158.68-264.46
- CEO
- C. James Koch
- Employees
- 2,736
- IPO Date
- Nov 21, 1995
- Exchange
- NYSE
What SAM Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 23.3% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($466.7K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.001) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The SAM overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked SAM overview questions
- What is SAM?
- SAM is the ticker symbol for The Boston Beer Company, Inc., a listed security. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of alcoholic beverages, primarily focused on the United States market. Listed on NYSE. SAM is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the SAM options snapshot look like today?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, the SAM options snapshot shows spot at $185.97, ATM IV 33.4%, IV rank 23.3%, max pain $180.00, net GEX $466.7K, expected move 9.58%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are SAM's key statistics?
- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM) carries a market capitalization of $1.91B, beta of 0.78 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 158.68-264.46. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does SAM belong to?
- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare SAM's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the SAM data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Aug 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).