PepsiCo (PEP) Competitors

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor KO or PEP?

In the previous week, Coca-Cola had 13 more articles in the media than PepsiCo. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Coca-Cola and 11 mentions for PepsiCo. Coca-Cola's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat PepsiCo's score of 0.49 indicating that Coca-Cola is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coca-Cola	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PepsiCo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola currently has a consensus price target of $72.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.91%. PepsiCo has a consensus price target of $184.31, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Coca-Cola.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coca-Cola	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Is KO or PEP a better dividend stock?

Coca-Cola pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Coca-Cola pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PepsiCo pays out 79.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Coca-Cola has increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years and PepsiCo has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. PepsiCo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PepsiCo. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coca-Cola, 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
Coca-Cola	$46.37B	5.81	$10.71B	$2.42	25.85
PepsiCo	$91.92B	2.28	$9.07B	$6.78	22.54

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola received 83 more outperform votes than PepsiCo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.88% of users gave Coca-Cola an outperform vote while only 67.87% of users gave PepsiCo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coca-Cola	Outperform Votes 1194 67.88%	Underperform Votes 565 32.12%
PepsiCo	Outperform Votes 1111 67.87%	Underperform Votes 526 32.13%

Which has more risk and volatility, KO or PEP?

Coca-Cola has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KO or PEP?

70.3% of Coca-Cola shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Coca-Cola shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of PepsiCo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KO or PEP more profitable?

Coca-Cola has a net margin of 22.45% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 10.18%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 57.32% beat Coca-Cola's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coca-Cola	22.45%	44.01%	12.07%
PepsiCo	10.18%	57.32%	11.02%

Summary

Coca-Cola beats PepsiCo on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.