PepsiCo (PEP) Competitors

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) 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, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to PEP or CELH?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 33 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for PepsiCo and 21 mentions for Celsius. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Celsius' score of 0.82 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo	46 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celsius	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PEP or CELH?

PepsiCo presently has a consensus target price of $158.73, indicating a potential upside of 6.55%. Celsius has a consensus target price of $52.28, indicating a potential downside of 15.78%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Celsius.

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
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PEP or CELH?

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, 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	2.22	$9.58B	$5.49	27.14
Celsius	$1.67B	9.61	$145.07M	$0.37	167.76

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

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PEP or CELH more profitable?

PepsiCo has a net margin of 8.23% compared to Celsius' net margin of 7.91%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.81% beat Celsius' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PepsiCo	8.23%	57.81%	10.63%
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%

Which has more volatility & risk, PEP or CELH?

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PepsiCo beats Celsius on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.