Ambev (ABEV) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ABEV or KDP?

8.8% of Ambev shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ABEV or KDP?

In the previous week, Ambev and Ambev both had 5 articles in the media. Ambev's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 0.83 indicating that Ambev is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ambev	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keurig Dr Pepper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABEV or KDP?

Ambev received 352 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.60% of users gave Ambev an outperform vote while only 26.19% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ambev	Outperform Votes 363 60.60%	Underperform Votes 236 39.40%
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 11 26.19%	Underperform Votes 31 73.81%

Is ABEV or KDP more profitable?

Ambev has a net margin of 18.00% compared to Keurig Dr Pepper's net margin of 9.20%. Ambev's return on equity of 17.44% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ambev	18.00%	17.44%	11.02%
Keurig Dr Pepper	9.20%	9.52%	4.64%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABEV or KDP?

Ambev has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. Ambev 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
Ambev	$15.44 billion	3.05	$2.80 billion	$0.18	16.58
Keurig Dr Pepper	$14.06 billion	3.13	$1.44 billion	$0.93	33.67

Which has more volatility & risk, ABEV or KDP?

Ambev has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABEV or KDP a better dividend stock?

Ambev pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ambev pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ambev is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate ABEV or KDP?

Ambev currently has a consensus target price of $3.74, indicating a potential upside of 25.29%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $37.56, indicating a potential upside of 19.95%. Given Ambev's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ambev is more favorable than Keurig Dr Pepper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ambev	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Keurig Dr Pepper	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Ambev beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.