These dividend stocks have high yields and solid upside potential. They also have quality underlying businesses.
When thinking of Consumer Staples titans, Coca-Cola KO and PepsiCo PEP undoubtedly jump to the forefront of many minds. Both have established themselves over decades of successful operations, also rewarding shareholders nicely along the way.
PEP faces pressure in North America as snack demand softens. Yet, it bets on smaller packs and healthier options to rebound.
What does it say about the market when PepsiCo stock tanks into a five-year low? A 60-year history of perfect dividends every quarter seems an afterthought for today's investors chasing AI gold and watching the Pepsi stock slide. Investors who have abandoned this bluest of blue-chip stocks, thinking public taste has walked away from Pepsi products for good, are wrong.
CELH's rapid growth and innovation challenge PEP's scale and stability as both target the booming functional beverage market.
Matt Powers, Managing Partner at Powers Advisory Group, says markets were unimpressed by CPI and China news, sees long-term value in Pepsi, and stresses it remains a stock picker's market.
PepsiCo (PEP) closed the most recent trading day at $129.94, moving 1.44% from the previous trading session.
PepsiCo (PEP) closed the most recent trading day at $131.83, moving +1.44% from the previous trading session.
PEP is doubling down on Gatorade and LIFEWTR as it pivots toward wellness to drive future growth.
I invest for rising, inflation-beating income and prioritize stocks with strong, proven competitive advantages like PepsiCo. PepsiCo is undervalued due to market focus on mega-cap tech, temporary cost pressures, and overblown fears about weight-loss drugs impacting demand. PepsiCo's dividend remains safe, with a likely 6% annual growth, supported by global expansion and eventual normalization of borrowing costs.
The latest trading day saw PepsiCo (PEP) settling at $131.74, representing a -0.08% change from its previous close.
PEP trades at a discount to peers. Weak North America sales and a slashed 2025 outlook fuel investor caution.