Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 682 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.33% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 49.53% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 735 65.33%	Underperform Votes 390 34.67%
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 53 49.53%	Underperform Votes 54 50.47%

Do analysts rate BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus price target of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.59%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus price target of $39.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.16%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is BUD or KDP a better dividend stock?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Keurig Dr Pepper has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Keurig Dr Pepper is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is BUD or KDP more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a net margin of 15.04% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 10.98%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 15.29% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	10.98%	15.29%	6.47%
Keurig Dr Pepper	15.04%	10.45%	4.99%

Which has more volatility and risk, BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BUD or KDP?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 26 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 9 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Keurig Dr Pepper's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.03 indicating that Keurig Dr Pepper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keurig Dr Pepper	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BUD or KDP?

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keurig Dr Pepper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$58.85B	2.09	$5.34B	$3.45	19.82
Keurig Dr Pepper	$15.52B	2.89	$2.18B	$1.10	30.01

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.