Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (NASDAQ:CCEP) versus Pernod Ricard (OTCMKTS:PDRDY) Financial Contrast

Pernod Ricard (OTCMKTS:PDRDY) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (NASDAQ:CCEP) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pernod Ricard	0	0	1	0	3.00
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	0	4	7	0	2.64

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a consensus target price of $108.56, suggesting a potential upside of 0.50%. Given Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is more favorable than Pernod Ricard.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pernod Ricard	$10.53 billion	5.94	$1.57 billion	N/A	N/A
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	$23.64 billion	2.11	$2.20 billion	N/A	N/A

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Pernod Ricard.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Pernod Ricard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Pernod Ricard pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%.

Volatility and Risk

Pernod Ricard has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pernod Ricard	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners beats Pernod Ricard on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard SA engages in the manufacture of wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. The firm offers products under the brands Absolut Vodka, Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s, Beefeater, Jameson, Kahlúa, Malibu, Ricard, Havana Club, Martell, Cognac, The Glenlivet, G.H. Mumm, Perrier-Jouët, Royal Salute, Brancott Estate, Graffigna, Campo Viejo, Jacob’s Creek, Kenwood, Pastis 51, 100 Pipers, ArArAt, Becherovka, Blenders Pride, Clan Campbell, Imperial, Seagram’s Imperial Blue, Olmeca, Passport Scotch, Amaro Ramazzotti, Ruavieja, Royal Stag, Seagram’s Gin, Something Special, Suze, Wiser’s, and Wyborowa. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells a range of non-alcoholic ready to drink beverages. It offers flavours, mixers, and energy drinks; soft drinks, waters, enhanced water, and isotonic drinks; and ready-to-drink tea and coffee, juices, and other drinks. The company provides its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Sprite, Monster Energy, Coca-Cola Energy, Relentless, nalu, URGE, BURN, Kuli, REIGN, POWERADE, Appletiser, Schweppes, FINLEY, mezzo mix, Royal Bliss, Lift, Vio SCHORLE, Coca-Cola Signature Mixers, NORDIC MIST, smartwater, Chaudfontaine, AQUARIUS, VILAS del Turbon, BONAQUA, Apollinaris, Krystal, Honest, Costa Coffee, Fuzetea, CHAQWA, NESTEA, Capri-Sun, Oasis, Minute Maid, MER, and Tropico brands. In addition, it engages in the bottling and other operations. The company was formerly known as Coca-Cola European Partners plc and changed its name to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC in May 2021. The company was founded in 1904 and is based in Uxbridge, the United Kingdom.