Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP):

• 4/28/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $37.00 to $38.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/25/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper was upgraded by analysts at Hsbc Global Res from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 4/25/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper was upgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $42.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $36.00.
• 4/22/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $42.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/17/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $40.00 to $42.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper is now covered by analysts at Argus. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/9/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $35.00.
• 4/1/2025 – Keurig Dr Pepper was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $38.00.

Keurig Dr Pepper Price Performance

KDP traded down $0.30 on Monday, reaching $33.24. The stock had a trading volume of 2,735,708 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,355,804. The company has a market capitalization of $45.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $34.21 and a 200-day moving average of $33.02. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $30.12 and a fifty-two week high of $38.28.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.57 billion. Keurig Dr Pepper had a net margin of 15.04% and a return on equity of 10.45%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.38 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Keurig Dr Pepper Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.77%. Keurig Dr Pepper’s payout ratio is 83.64%.

Insider Transactions at Keurig Dr Pepper

In other news, VP Angela A. Stephens sold 14,500 shares of Keurig Dr Pepper stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.24, for a total value of $496,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 62,411 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,136,952.64. The trade was a 18.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Bevco B.V. Jab sold 83,950,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.65, for a total transaction of $2,740,967,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 134,113,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,378,805,089.35. This trade represents a 38.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 84,863,850 shares of company stock worth $2,772,203,450 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keurig Dr Pepper

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KDP. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Keurig Dr Pepper by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 3,138,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,796,000 after buying an additional 242,315 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ lifted its stake in shares of Keurig Dr Pepper by 53.1% during the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 325,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,400,000 after buying an additional 112,819 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in Keurig Dr Pepper by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 747,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,994,000 after purchasing an additional 13,179 shares in the last quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP grew its holdings in Keurig Dr Pepper by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP now owns 1,553,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,885,000 after buying an additional 398,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Keurig Dr Pepper during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $400,000. Institutional investors own 93.99% of the company’s stock.

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.