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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KDP or BUD?

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

Is KDP or BUD more profitable?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a net margin of 15.04% compared to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's net margin of 10.98%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's return on equity of 15.29% beat Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keurig Dr Pepper	15.04%	10.45%	4.99%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	10.98%	15.29%	6.47%

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	3.16	$2.18B	$1.05	34.01
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77B	1.91	$5.34B	$2.91	21.79

Which has more volatility & risk, KDP or BUD?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer KDP or BUD?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 21 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 10 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 1.21 indicating that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keurig Dr Pepper	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 2.6%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 87.6% 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 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer KDP or BUD?

Keurig Dr Pepper presently has a consensus price target of $38.77, indicating a potential upside of 8.57%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's higher possible upside, 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KDP or BUD?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 685 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.42% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 46.53% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 47 46.53%	Underperform Votes 54 53.47%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 732 65.42%	Underperform Votes 387 34.58%

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.