Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PEP or KDP?

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. PepsiCo 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
PepsiCo	$91.85B	2.03	$9.58B	$6.80	20.01
Keurig Dr Pepper	$15.35B	2.98	$1.44B	$1.10	30.59

Does the media refer more to PEP or KDP?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 79 more articles in the media than Keurig Dr Pepper. MarketBeat recorded 98 mentions for PepsiCo and 19 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper. Keurig Dr Pepper's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat PepsiCo's score of 1.17 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
PepsiCo	75 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keurig Dr Pepper	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PEP or KDP?

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PEP or KDP?

PepsiCo presently has a consensus price target of $158.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.48%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus price target of $39.92, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than PepsiCo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Is PEP or KDP more profitable?

PepsiCo has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Keurig Dr Pepper's net margin of 9.69%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.28% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PepsiCo	10.24%	58.28%	11.02%
Keurig Dr Pepper	9.69%	10.86%	5.03%

Is PEP or KDP a better dividend stock?

PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. PepsiCo pays out 83.7% 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 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. PepsiCo has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Keurig Dr Pepper has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. PepsiCo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PEP or KDP?

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Keurig Dr Pepper beats PepsiCo on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.