Beverages Soft Drinks: The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST), Sodastream International (NASDAQ:SODA)

Posted by on Apr 16, 2014

Top beverages maker Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) on Tuesday reported a slide in its growth rate in India in the January-March quarter when its volume sales rose 6% compared to 8% growth in the year-ago period. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) shares after opening at $39.83 moved to $40.47 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $40.18. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 3.78 and price to cash ratio as 8.73. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) showed a positive weekly performance of 3.29%.

PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) which reports its earnings on Thursday, has seen even steeper declines in soda sales despite stepped-up marketing, including sponsorship of the Super Bowl halftime show. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) shares advanced 0.49% in last trading session and ended the day on $83.96. PEP return on equity ratio is recorded as 29.40% and its return on assets is 8.80%. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) yearly performance is 7.92%.

Monster Beverage Corp logo Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) has earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, American Banking News reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation, eight have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $73.73. Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) shares moved down -0.19% in last trading session and was closed at $63.87, while trading in range of $63.16 – $64.99. Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) year to date (YTD) performance is -5.75%.

SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ:SODA) rose in German trading after Calcalist reported the maker of household soda machines is in talks on a possible stake sale to a large soft-drink producer. Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) weekly performance is -7.55%. On last trading day company shares ended up $37.69. Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -7.20%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $44.29.

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