Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KDP or STZ?

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KDP or STZ?

85.2% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Constellation Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Constellation Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KDP or STZ?

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
Keurig Dr Pepper	$14.81B	3.09	$2.18B	$1.55	21.81
Constellation Brands	$10.71B	4.42	$1.73B	$9.38	27.55

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KDP or STZ?

Constellation Brands received 874 more outperform votes than Keurig Dr Pepper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.26% of users gave Constellation Brands an outperform vote while only 34.33% of users gave Keurig Dr Pepper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keurig Dr Pepper	Outperform Votes 23 34.33%	Underperform Votes 44 65.67%
Constellation Brands	Outperform Votes 897 64.26%	Underperform Votes 499 35.74%

Do analysts rate KDP or STZ?

Keurig Dr Pepper presently has a consensus price target of $36.64, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Constellation Brands has a consensus price target of $298.55, suggesting a potential upside of 15.51%. Given Constellation Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Brands 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Constellation Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the media favor KDP or STZ?

In the previous week, Keurig Dr Pepper had 9 more articles in the media than Constellation Brands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Keurig Dr Pepper and 9 mentions for Constellation Brands. Constellation Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Keurig Dr Pepper's score of 0.59 indicating that Constellation Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keurig Dr Pepper	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Brands	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KDP or STZ more profitable?

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

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

Is KDP or STZ a better dividend stock?

Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Constellation Brands pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 55.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Brands pays out 43.1% 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.

Summary

Constellation Brands beats Keurig Dr Pepper on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.