Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Is STZ or KDP more profitable?

Constellation Brands has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Constellation Brands' net margin of 14.52%. Keurig Dr Pepper's return on equity of 23.06% beat Constellation Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Brands	16.13%	23.06%	8.84%
Keurig Dr Pepper	14.52%	10.18%	4.94%

Do analysts prefer STZ or KDP?

Constellation Brands currently has a consensus target price of $298.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.23%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $36.64, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Brands is more favorable than Keurig Dr Pepper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has more risk and volatility, STZ or KDP?

Constellation Brands has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STZ or KDP?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 4 more articles in the media than Constellation Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 10 mentions for Constellation Brands. Constellation Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 0.85 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
Constellation Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keurig Dr Pepper	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STZ or KDP a better dividend stock?

Constellation Brands pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Constellation Brands pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 55.5% 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. Constellation Brands has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Keurig Dr Pepper has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STZ or KDP?

77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Constellation Brands 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STZ or KDP?

Constellation Brands received 876 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.31% of users gave Constellation Brands an outperform vote while only 34.33% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Constellation Brands	Outperform Votes 899 64.31%	Underperform Votes 499 35.69%
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 23 34.33%	Underperform Votes 44 65.67%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STZ or KDP?

Keurig Dr Pepper has higher revenue and earnings than Constellation Brands. Keurig Dr Pepper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Brands, 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
Constellation Brands	$10.71B	4.17	$1.73B	$9.38	26.01
Keurig Dr Pepper	$14.81B	3.08	$2.18B	$1.55	21.72

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.