Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KDP or BUD?

94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend KDP or BUD?

Keurig Dr Pepper presently has a consensus price target of $39.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $71.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.05%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is KDP or BUD more profitable?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Keurig Dr Pepper's net margin of 9.69%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 16.09% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keurig Dr Pepper	9.69%	10.86%	5.03%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	11.74%	16.09%	6.86%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KDP or BUD?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has higher revenue and earnings than Keurig Dr Pepper. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 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	$15.35B	2.93	$1.44B	$1.10	30.05
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77B	2.07	$5.86B	$3.45	19.92

Which has more risk and volatility, KDP or BUD?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KDP or BUD a better dividend stock?

Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Keurig Dr Pepper is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor KDP or BUD?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 19 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 7 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Keurig Dr Pepper's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.73 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.