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PG vs. PEP, TSLA, BRK.B, CHD, CL, CLX, KMB, KO, TGT, and WMT

Should you be buying Procter & Gamble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Procter & Gamble include PepsiCo (PEP), Tesla (TSLA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Church & Dwight (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Clorox (CLX), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), CocaCola (KO), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT).

Procter & Gamble vs. Its Competitors

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

PepsiCo currently has a consensus target price of $158.73, suggesting a potential upside of 7.98%. Procter & Gamble has a consensus target price of $175.94, suggesting a potential upside of 12.81%. Given Procter & Gamble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Procter & Gamble is more favorable than PepsiCo.

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
Procter & Gamble
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68

In the previous week, Procter & Gamble had 24 more articles in the media than PepsiCo. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Procter & Gamble and 55 mentions for PepsiCo. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Procter & Gamble's score of 1.07 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo
44 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Procter & Gamble
58 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Procter & Gamble has a net margin of 18.95% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 8.23%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.81% beat Procter & Gamble's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PepsiCo8.23% 57.81% 10.63%
Procter & Gamble 18.95%32.69%13.49%

PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Procter & Gamble pays an annual dividend of $4.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. PepsiCo pays out 103.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Procter & Gamble pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PepsiCo has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Procter & Gamble has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

Procter & Gamble has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PepsiCo. Procter & Gamble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PepsiCo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PepsiCo$91.85B2.19$9.58B$5.4926.78
Procter & Gamble$84.28B4.33$15.97B$6.5123.96

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Procter & Gamble has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Procter & Gamble shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Procter & Gamble shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Procter & Gamble beats PepsiCo on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PG vs. The Competition

MetricProcter & GambleCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$365.34B$32.54B$16.08B$21.17B
Dividend Yield2.66%2.56%3.04%3.54%
P/E Ratio23.9639.5318.2629.01
Price / Sales4.331.8246.4471.28
Price / Cash18.9616.6315.1618.23
Price / Book7.108.586.214.72
Net Income$15.97B$1.23B$677.55M$995.89M
7 Day Performance-1.48%1.17%-0.07%2.56%
1 Month Performance-1.46%4.49%-2.49%2.81%
1 Year Performance-8.44%21.28%2.17%11.07%

Procter & Gamble Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PG
Procter & Gamble
4.717 of 5 stars
$155.97
-0.1%
$175.94
+12.8%
-7.7%$365.34B$84.28B23.96109,000Positive News
PEP
PepsiCo
4.0446 of 5 stars
$151.65
+1.4%
$158.73
+4.7%
-15.7%$207.45B$91.75B27.60319,000Trending News
TSLA
Tesla
4.3422 of 5 stars
$331.16
-1.2%
$303.31
-8.4%
+57.3%$1.07T$97.69B192.10125,665Trending News
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
1.9236 of 5 stars
$483.79
+1.1%
$575.00
+18.9%
+7.2%$1.04T$371.43B16.59392,400
CHD
Church & Dwight
4.7882 of 5 stars
$94.07
+1.4%
$103.94
+10.5%
-9.1%$22.90B$6.11B44.345,750Positive News
CL
Colgate-Palmolive
4.9518 of 5 stars
$85.66
+1.7%
$98.92
+15.5%
-19.3%$69.19B$20.10B24.0534,000Positive News
CLX
Clorox
4.6315 of 5 stars
$120.99
+1.3%
$143.36
+18.5%
-21.9%$14.77B$7.10B18.537,600Positive News
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
4.1688 of 5 stars
$132.96
+1.2%
$142.70
+7.3%
-9.0%$44.09B$19.72B17.6044,000Positive News
KO
CocaCola
4.8026 of 5 stars
$69.83
+1.0%
$77.21
+10.6%
-1.2%$300.45B$47.06B24.7669,700Positive News
TGT
Target
4.9518 of 5 stars
$106.00
+1.0%
$115.42
+8.9%
-38.8%$48.08B$106.57B11.63440,000Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
WMT
Walmart
4.6345 of 5 stars
$101.88
+1.2%
$109.89
+7.9%
+27.1%$812.86B$680.99B43.532,100,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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