Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Refreshment Beverages, U.S. Coffee, and International. The U.S. Refreshment Beverages segment manufactures and distributes branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages. Its U.S. Coffee segment offers finished goods relating to K-Cup pods, single serve brewers, specialty coffee, and ready to drink coffee products through Keurig.com website. The International segment provides sales in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other international markets from the manufacture and distribution of branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages; and sales in Canada from the manufacture and distribution of finished goods relating to the Company's single serve brewers, KCup pods, and other coffee products. It serves retailers, third-party bottlers and distributors, retail partners, hotel chains, office coffee distributors, and end-use consumers. The company offers its products under the Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Snapple, Mott's, The Original Donut Shop, Clamato, and Core Hydration brand name. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.93 to $32.66
• 50-Day Range: $31.24 to $36.94
• 52-Week Range: $28.61 to $38.28
• Volume: 24.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $43.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.62
• Dividend Yield: 2.84%
• Price Target: $38.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Keurig Dr Pepper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Keurig Dr Pepper scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 146 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Keurig Dr Pepper has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Keurig Dr Pepper has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Keurig Dr Pepper are expected to grow by 6.77% in the coming year, from $1.92 to $2.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 19.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 19.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Keurig Dr Pepper has a PEG Ratio of 2.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Keurig Dr Pepper has a P/B Ratio of 1.76. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.49% of the float of Keurig Dr Pepper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Keurig Dr Pepper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Keurig Dr Pepper has recently increased by 3.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Keurig Dr Pepper pays a meaningful dividend of 2.74%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Keurig Dr Pepper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Keurig Dr Pepper is 55.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Keurig Dr Pepper will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.88% next year. This indicates that Keurig Dr Pepper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.36

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.49% of the float of Keurig Dr Pepper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Keurig Dr Pepper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Keurig Dr Pepper has recently increased by 3.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Keurig Dr Pepper has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Keurig Dr Pepper this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for KDP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -70% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Keurig Dr Pepper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Keurig Dr Pepper insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,252,850,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Keurig Dr Pepper is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.99% of the stock of Keurig Dr Pepper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KDP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KDP shares performed this year?

Keurig Dr Pepper's stock was trading at $33.32 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, KDP stock has decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at $32.37.
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How were Keurig Dr Pepper's earnings last quarter?

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ:KDP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51. The business's revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Keurig Dr Pepper have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Keurig Dr Pepper: 234DP Aviation LLC, Alder Basswood Clover LP, Alder Clover Limited, All Sport Distributing Inc., All Sport LLC, A&W Concentrate Company, Bai Brands LLC, and more.

Who are Keurig Dr Pepper's major shareholders?

Keurig Dr Pepper's top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (7.53%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.05%), State Street Corp (3.73%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.66%). Insiders that own company stock include Holdings BV Jab, Bevco BV Jab, Mondelez International, Inc, Robert James Gamgort, Timothy P Cofer, Priyadarshi Sudhanshu, Herbert Derek Hopkins, Maurice Anthony Milikin, Maria A Sceppaguercio-Gever, Roger Frederick Johnson, Sudhanshu Shekhar Priyadarshi, Angela A Stephens, Anthony Shoemaker, Karin Rotem-Wildeman, Patrick Minogue, Monique Oxender, Robert S Singer, Matthew Andrew Archambault and Justin Whitmore.
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How do I buy shares of Keurig Dr Pepper?

Shares of KDP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Keurig Dr Pepper own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Keurig Dr Pepper investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/11/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend: 1/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Beer & Liquor
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KDP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1418135
• Web: www.keurigdrpepper.com
• Phone: (877) 208-9991
• Fax: 972-673-7980
• Employees: 21,700
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $38.50
• High Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.86
• P/E Growth: 2.57
• Net Income: $2.18 billion
• Net Margins: 15.04%
• Pretax Margin: 19.59%
• Return on Equity: 10.45%
• Return on Assets: 4.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.90
• Cash Flow: $2.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.36
• Book Value: $18.36 per share
• Price / Book: 1.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,356,454,000
• Free Float: 1,342,889,000
• Market Cap: $43.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61