Kraft Heinz (KHC) Competitors

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) and Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) 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 community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KDP or KHC?

Kraft Heinz has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. Kraft Heinz 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
Keurig Dr Pepper	$14.81B	2.95	$2.18B	$1.55	20.32
Kraft Heinz	$26.64B	1.72	$2.86B	$2.31	16.36

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KDP or KHC?

Kraft Heinz received 604 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Kraft Heinz an outperform vote while only 33.85% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 22 33.85%	Underperform Votes 43 66.15%
Kraft Heinz	Outperform Votes 626 65.28%	Underperform Votes 333 34.72%

Does the media prefer KDP or KHC?

In the previous week, Kraft Heinz had 10 more articles in the media than Keurig Dr Pepper. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Kraft Heinz and 13 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper. Kraft Heinz's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 0.89 indicating that Keurig Dr Pepper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keurig Dr Pepper	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kraft Heinz	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

85.2% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, KDP or KHC?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KDP or KHC a better dividend stock?

Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kraft Heinz pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 55.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kraft Heinz pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Keurig Dr Pepper has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is KDP or KHC more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a net margin of 14.72% compared to Keurig Dr Pepper's net margin of 10.72%. Kraft Heinz's return on equity of 9.93% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keurig Dr Pepper	14.72%	9.93%	4.86%
Kraft Heinz	10.72%	7.42%	4.07%

Do analysts rate KDP or KHC?

Keurig Dr Pepper presently has a consensus price target of $36.45, indicating a potential upside of 15.55%. Kraft Heinz has a consensus price target of $40.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.39%. Given Kraft Heinz's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than Kraft Heinz.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Kraft Heinz	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

Keurig Dr Pepper beats Kraft Heinz on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.