Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUD or KDP?

5.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 684 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.32% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 729 65.32%	Underperform Votes 387 34.68%
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 45 45.45%	Underperform Votes 54 54.55%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BUD or KDP?

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
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.77B	1.85	$5.34B	$2.91	21.13
Keurig Dr Pepper	$15.35B	2.99	$2.18B	$1.05	32.24

Which has more volatility & risk, BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUD or KDP 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
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	10.98%	15.29%	6.47%
Keurig Dr Pepper	15.04%	10.45%	4.99%

Does the media prefer BUD or KDP?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 17 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 9 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Keurig Dr Pepper's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 1.32 indicating that Keurig Dr Pepper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keurig Dr Pepper	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BUD or KDP a better dividend stock?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts recommend BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus target price of $64.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $38.23, indicating a potential upside of 12.94%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.