Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) versus Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) Head to Head Analysis

Heritage Distilling (NASDAQ:CASK) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Heritage Distilling and Keurig Dr Pepper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heritage Distilling	$8.08 million	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keurig Dr Pepper	$15.15 billion	2.89	$2.18 billion	$1.65	19.56

Keurig Dr Pepper has higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Distilling.

Profitability

This table compares Heritage Distilling and Keurig Dr Pepper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heritage Distilling	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keurig Dr Pepper	15.04%	10.45%	4.99%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Heritage Distilling and Keurig Dr Pepper, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heritage Distilling	0	0	0	0	0.00
Keurig Dr Pepper	0	5	9	0	2.64

Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $38.62, suggesting a potential upside of 19.66%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than Heritage Distilling.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Keurig Dr Pepper beats Heritage Distilling on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heritage Distilling

Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is a craft distiller of premium brands, including whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums and ready-to-drink canned cocktails. Heritage Distilling Holding Company Inc. is based in GIG HARBOR, Wash.

About Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Refreshment Beverages, U.S. Coffee, and International. The U.S. Refreshment Beverages segment manufactures and distributes branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages. Its U.S. Coffee segment offers finished goods relating to K-Cup pods, single serve brewers, specialty coffee, and ready to drink coffee products through Keurig.com website. The International segment provides sales in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other international markets from the manufacture and distribution of branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages; and sales in Canada from the manufacture and distribution of finished goods relating to the Company's single serve brewers, KCup pods, and other coffee products. It serves retailers, third-party bottlers and distributors, retail partners, hotel chains, office coffee distributors, and end-use consumers. The company offers its products under the Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Snapple, Mott's, The Original Donut Shop, Clamato, and Core Hydration brand name. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.