PepsiCo (PEP) Competitors

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) 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, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to KO or PEP?

In the previous week, Coca-Cola had 3 more articles in the media than PepsiCo. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Coca-Cola and 68 mentions for PepsiCo. Coca-Cola's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat PepsiCo's score of 0.84 indicating that Coca-Cola is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola	39 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PepsiCo	38 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola presently has a consensus target price of $75.59, indicating a potential upside of 5.18%. PepsiCo has a consensus target price of $160.69, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. Given PepsiCo's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Coca-Cola.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coca-Cola	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola received 96 more outperform votes than PepsiCo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.28% of users gave Coca-Cola an outperform vote while only 67.15% of users gave PepsiCo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coca-Cola	Outperform Votes 1216 68.28%	Underperform Votes 565 31.72%
PepsiCo	Outperform Votes 1120 67.15%	Underperform Votes 548 32.85%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PepsiCo. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coca-Cola, 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
Coca-Cola	$46.89B	6.60	$10.63B	$2.50	28.75
PepsiCo	$91.52B	1.97	$9.58B	$6.80	19.30

Is KO or PEP more profitable?

Coca-Cola has a net margin of 22.59% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 10.43%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.87% beat Coca-Cola's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coca-Cola	22.59%	45.37%	12.24%
PepsiCo	10.43%	58.87%	11.28%

Is KO or PEP a better dividend stock?

Coca-Cola pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Coca-Cola pays out 81.6% 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 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. Coca-Cola has increased its dividend for 64 consecutive years and PepsiCo has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KO or PEP?

70.3% of Coca-Cola shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Coca-Cola shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Coca-Cola beats PepsiCo on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.