Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD) 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer BUD or KDP?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 3 more articles in the media than Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 5 mentions for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. Keurig Dr Pepper's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's score of 0.44 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Keurig Dr Pepper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do analysts prefer BUD or KDP?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV currently has a consensus price target of $79.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.34%. Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.94%. Given Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Keurig Dr Pepper	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is BUD or KDP a better dividend stock?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays an annual dividend of $0.65 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 2.8%. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 55.8% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$59.40B	1.52	$5.34B	$3.24	15.50
Keurig Dr Pepper	$15.15B	2.90	$2.18B	$1.65	19.62

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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 690 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.35% of users gave Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV an outperform vote while only 43.68% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	Outperform Votes 728 65.35%	Underperform Votes 386 34.65%
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 38 43.68%	Underperform Votes 49 56.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, BUD or KDP?

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. Comparatively, Keurig Dr Pepper has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.