#4 - Diageo (NYSE:DEO)
Diageo (NYSE: DEO) - This beer and spirits giant is the world’s largest distiller and the parent company for some of the most iconic names in the industry including Johnnie Walker whiskey, Tanqueray Gin, Smirnoff vodka, and Guinness beer. Bucking an industry trend that has seen other beverage companies struggle to grow sales, Diageo recently reported a 4.3 percent growth in sales from their existing operations (i.e. organic growth). Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes has publicly stated that the fight over tariffs which is threatening the global beverage industry has had “minimal impact” on their business. But the news that has gotten investors excited (dare we say “high”) on this stock is the announcement that it is in discussions with several Canadian marijuana growers as it pursues the idea of cannabis-infused beverages. The stock is presently listing with a forward multiple below 20 and paying out a dividend yield of over 2%. Both hint that the stock is currently undervalued and has a lot of room to grow.
About Diageo
Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The company offers scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Chinese white spirits, cachaça, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and flavored malt beverages. It also provides Chinese, Canadian, Irish, American, and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor whiskies, as well as flavored malt beverages, ready to drink, and non-alcoholic products.
Read More - Current Price
- $120.09
- Consensus Rating
- Reduce
- Ratings Breakdown
- 2 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 3 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- N/A
