Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) Competitors

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. Keurig Dr Pepper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, 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
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.38B	1.86	$5.34B	$2.38	25.79
Keurig Dr Pepper	$14.93B	3.06	$2.18B	$1.55	21.77

Is BUD or KDP a better dividend stock?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 55.5% 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.

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

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BUD or KDP?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 13 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 11 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 0.39 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Keurig Dr Pepper	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 696 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 724 65.28%	Underperform Votes 385 34.72%
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 28 37.84%	Underperform Votes 46 62.16%

Is BUD or KDP more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a net margin of 14.52% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 8.03%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 14.01% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	8.03%	14.01%	5.84%
Keurig Dr Pepper	14.52%	10.18%	4.94%

Do analysts prefer BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus target price of $72.13, suggesting a potential upside of 17.51%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.18%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Keurig Dr Pepper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.