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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KDP or BUD?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV received 687 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.29% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 44.57% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 41 44.57%	Underperform Votes 51 55.43%
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 728 65.29%	Underperform Votes 387 34.71%

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 2.7%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer KDP or BUD?

Keurig Dr Pepper currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a consensus price target of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is more favorable than Keurig Dr Pepper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the media favor KDP or BUD?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 8 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 6 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 1.23 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$15.15B	3.05	$2.18B	$1.65	20.63
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	$59.38B	1.63	$5.34B	$3.24	16.67

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KDP or BUD?

Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.