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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$43.38
-0.4%
$42.18
$39.06
$48.04
$74.51B0.6512.02 million shs13.79 million shs
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
$477.78
+2.9%
$541.71
$439.95
$617.39
$37.85B1.06547,278 shs1.04 million shs
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$175.58
-0.6%
$169.40
$155.83
$196.88
$241.39B0.535.86 million shs4.47 million shs
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
$10.25
$10.25
$7.24
$10.26
N/AN/A8.58 million shsN/A
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
0.00%+3.06%-0.55%+7.05%-8.69%
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
0.00%-6.33%-14.75%-13.28%-0.97%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
0.00%+0.83%+0.33%+4.42%-8.02%
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
3.3131 of 5 stars
1.15.04.20.01.90.81.9
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
4.9527 of 5 stars
3.23.04.23.33.03.32.5
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
4.368 of 5 stars
2.35.03.31.52.41.71.9
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
2.25
Hold$46.908.11% Upside
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
2.35
Hold$562.8717.81% Upside
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
2.55
Moderate Buy$187.426.74% Upside
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest MO, MSCI, PEP, and SPLS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/25/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$184.00 ➝ $185.00
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$700.00 ➝ $575.00
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$700.00 ➝ $600.00
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$615.00 ➝ $526.00
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$530.00 ➝ $425.00
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$671.00 ➝ $615.00
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Oppenheimer
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Market Perform
4/24/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$613.00 ➝ $569.00
4/24/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$178.00 ➝ $181.00
4/23/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$195.00
4/12/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$638.00
(Data available from 4/29/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$24.48B3.04$5.13 per share8.45($1.97) per share-22.02
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
$2.53B14.97$15.73 per share30.38($9.35) per share-51.10
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$91.47B2.64$10.22 per share17.18$13.56 per share12.95
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$8.13B$4.789.088.182.6034.81%-222.80%23.51%8/6/2024 (Estimated)
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
$1.15B$14.6532.6128.962.4444.55%-121.86%21.47%7/23/2024 (Estimated)
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$9.07B$6.6526.4019.932.8610.00%57.37%10.80%7/11/2024 (Estimated)
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
N/A$0.8811.65N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest MO, MSCI, PEP, and SPLS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$1.15$1.15N/A$1.09$4.71 billion$4.72 billion      
4/23/2024Q1 24
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
$3.44$3.52+$0.08$3.82$685.47 million$680.00 million      
4/23/2024Q1 2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$1.52$1.61+$0.09$1.74$18.08 billion$18.25 billion    
2/9/202412/31/2023
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$1.72$1.78+$0.06$2.62$28.40 billion$27.84 billion    
2/1/2024Q4 2023
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$1.17$1.18+$0.01$1.20$5.06 billion$5.02 billion    
1/30/202412/31/2023
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
$3.29$3.68+$0.39$2.29$662.64 million$690.11 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
$3.929.04%+4.14%82.01%55 Years
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
$6.401.34%+23.65%43.69%10 Years
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$5.062.88%+7.12%76.09%52 Years
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
$0.484.68%N/A54.55%N/A

Latest MO, MSCI, PEP, and SPLS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/22/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
quarterly$1.601.24%5/16/20245/17/20245/31/2024
2/29/2024
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
quarterly$0.989.6%3/22/20243/25/20244/30/2024
2/7/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
quarterly$1.26502.95%2/29/20243/1/20244/1/2024
1/29/2024
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
Quarterly$1.601.06%2/15/20242/16/20242/29/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
N/A
0.48
0.36
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
N/A
1.00
1.00
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
1.96
0.86
0.68
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
N/AN/AN/A

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
57.41%
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
89.97%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
73.07%
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
85.56%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
0.09%
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
3.20%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
0.14%
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
0.72%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Altria Group, Inc. stock logo
MO
Altria Group
6,4001.72 billion1.72 billionOptionable
MSCI Inc. stock logo
MSCI
MSCI
5,79479.22 million76.69 millionOptionable
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
318,0001.37 billion1.37 billionOptionable
Staples Inc stock logo
SPLS
Staples
N/AN/AN/AOptionable

MO, MSCI, PEP, and SPLS Headlines

SourceHeadline
3 Consumer Staples Stocks Short Sellers Are Targeting: Danger in the Aisles?3 Consumer Staples Stocks Short Sellers Are Targeting: Danger in the Aisles?
investorplace.com - April 3 at 8:00 PM
March’s Hidden Gems: 3 Underappreciated Consumer Staples Stocks Set to SoarMarch’s Hidden Gems: 3 Underappreciated Consumer Staples Stocks Set to Soar
investorplace.com - March 27 at 5:10 PM
Sleep Well With These 3 Consumer Staples StocksSleep Well With These 3 Consumer Staples Stocks
investorplace.com - February 29 at 1:07 PM
Dustin StaplesDustin Staples
witn.com - February 18 at 1:11 PM
Patricia A. StaplesPatricia A. Staples
health.usnews.com - February 2 at 5:00 PM
3 Overlooked Consumer Staples Stocks for a Solid 20243 Overlooked Consumer Staples Stocks for a Solid 2024
investorplace.com - January 26 at 12:53 PM
7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for Recession-Proof Profits in 20247 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for Recession-Proof Profits in 2024
investorplace.com - January 24 at 7:03 AM
Consumer staples vs. consumer discretionary  (SPLS)Consumer staples vs. consumer discretionary (SPLS)
marketbeat.com - January 18 at 2:59 PM
Staples, Inc.Staples, Inc.
fortune.com - January 14 at 5:46 PM
James M. StaplesJames M. Staples
health.usnews.com - January 9 at 10:37 AM
Celebrities can’t get enough of these style staples from Free PeopleCelebrities can’t get enough of these style staples from Free People
pagesix.com - January 6 at 1:07 PM
Consumer Staples Stocks Are Warning the BullsConsumer Staples Stocks Are Warning the Bulls
investorplace.com - January 5 at 11:02 AM
ANNIV SPL: Kolkatas top 5 designers lay out the fashion rules for 2024!ANNIV SPL: Kolkata's top 5 designers lay out the fashion rules for 2024!
indulgexpress.com - December 28 at 2:10 PM
8 best consumer staples ETFs to buy now (SPLS)8 best consumer staples ETFs to buy now (SPLS)
marketbeat.com - December 28 at 11:28 AM
Top 3 Consumer Staples Stock Picks for the New YearTop 3 Consumer Staples Stock Picks for the New Year
investorplace.com - December 26 at 11:01 AM
Navigating the Maze of Holiday Return PoliciesNavigating the Maze of Holiday Return Policies
quiverquant.com - December 26 at 12:04 AM
What is a consumer staples index fund? (SPLS)What is a consumer staples index fund? (SPLS)
marketbeat.com - December 21 at 2:09 PM
Staples CouponsStaples Coupons
time.com - December 18 at 5:31 PM
What is consumer discretionary? (SPLS)What is consumer discretionary? (SPLS)
marketbeat.com - December 14 at 12:56 PM
3 of the Most Attractive Dividend Stocks in the Consumer Staples Space3 of the Most Attractive Dividend Stocks in the Consumer Staples Space
investorplace.com - December 13 at 1:01 PM
What are consumer staples stocks? (SPLS)What are consumer staples stocks? (SPLS)
marketbeat.com - December 7 at 12:48 PM
What is the consumer staples sector? (SPLS)What is the consumer staples sector? (SPLS)
marketbeat.com - December 6 at 11:43 AM
J Arnold Wealth Management Co Bolsters Portfolio with First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ...J Arnold Wealth Management Co Bolsters Portfolio with First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ...
gurufocus.com - November 16 at 5:01 AM
7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for a Prepper Portfolio7 Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy for a Prepper Portfolio
investorplace.com - November 6 at 7:01 PM

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Company Descriptions

Altria Group logo

Altria Group

NYSE:MO
Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States. The company offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; large cigars and pipe tobacco under the Black & Mild brand; moist smokeless tobacco and snus products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands; oral nicotine pouches under the on! brand; and e-vapor products under the NJOY ACE brand. It sells its products to distributors, as well as large retail organizations, such as chain stores. The company was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
MSCI logo

MSCI

NYSE:MSCI
MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to help investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment includes real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investing. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
PepsiCo logo

PepsiCo

NASDAQ:PEP
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products, as well as distributes alcoholic beverages under Hard MTN Dew brand. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos, BaiCaoWei, Cheetos, Cap'n Crunch, Life, Pearl Milling Company, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Rice-A-Roni, Aquafina, Bubly, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Crush, Propel, Dr Pepper, Schweppes, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, Pepsi Max, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimyj Sad, Agusha, Chudo, Domik v Derevne, Lipton, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.
Staples logo

Staples

NASDAQ:SPLS
Staples, Inc. (Staples) is a provider of products and services that serve the needs of business customers and consumers. The Company offers a range of print and marketing and technology services. The Company's segments include North American Delivery, North American Retail and Other. The North American Delivery segment consists of the United States and Canadian businesses, including Staples Business Advantage, staples.com, staples.ca, and quill.com, that sell and deliver products and services primarily to businesses. The North American Retail segment includes its retail stores in the United States and Canada. As of January 28, 2017, its North American Retail segment consisted of 1,255 stores in the United States and 304 stores in Canada. The Company has other businesses in Australia, South America and Asia. Staples Australia serves primarily contract and government customers in Australia and New Zealand. The Company also has operations in China, Argentina, Taiwan and Brazil.