PepsiCo (PEP) Competitors

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) 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 profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts recommend PEP or CELH?

PepsiCo presently has a consensus target price of $159.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.83%. Celsius has a consensus target price of $45.18, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PEP or CELH?

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, 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
PepsiCo	$91.85B	2.02	$9.58B	$6.80	19.94
Celsius	$1.33B	9.00	$145.07M	$0.32	145.08

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PEP or CELH?

73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PEP or CELH?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 65 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for PepsiCo and 20 mentions for Celsius. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Celsius' score of 0.85 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PepsiCo	70 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celsius	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PEP or CELH?

PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEP or CELH more profitable?

PepsiCo has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Celsius' net margin of 8.40%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.28% beat Celsius' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PepsiCo	10.24%	58.28%	11.02%
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%

Summary

PepsiCo beats Celsius on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.