| Possibly one of the biggest rivals in Corporate | | | | Microsoft, Coca-Cola has increased in terms of |
| America today, the battle between Coca-Cola | | | | value to its maximum, and pretty soon |
| (KO) and PepsiCo (PEP) continues to baffle not | | | | diseconomies of scale may be evident for this |
| only consumers but investors as well in | | | | once prosperous company causing shares to drop |
| determining which product is a better buy. While | | | | in the future. On the other hand, Pepsi has seen |
| both companies have had recent problems in | | | | continued growth throughout its tenure in a nice |
| emerging nations such as India by having their | | | | steady growth pattern. While speculators may not |
| products be condemned for improper ingredients, | | | | be encourage by the slow appreciation of the |
| a shakeup like this might be necessary to | | | | stock, long term investors may favor such a |
| promote future growth for possibly undersold | | | | pattern as it does not seem the price of Pepsi |
| equities.In terms of fundamentals, Pepsi seems to | | | | has peaked. The company is still in the prime of |
| have the slight advantage. While Coca-Cola does | | | | its career and should carry the stock to higher |
| have the higher figures, Pepsi has the better | | | | numbers in both fundamentals and shares for at |
| margins in terms of operating margins, revenue, | | | | least one more decade. By investing now, |
| and profit which is more important for growing | | | | investors have the opportunity to see Pepsi rise |
| companies. Pepsi also has, according to Yahoo | | | | to near 80-100 points by 2010 and possibly even |
| Finance, been upgraded more times than | | | | further by 2015. While the wait may be more |
| Coca-Cola during the last few months, signaling a | | | | tedious than other penny-stocks, the process will |
| favorable sentiment among investment banks. In | | | | be relativity stress free as investors will be |
| terms of guidance, both companies look to secure | | | | allowed to see their capital gains appreciate over |
| better procedures in the emerging markets with | | | | the years. Such as a process is also favorable |
| their products which should hurt earnings for a | | | | with its dividend payoff which allows for |
| while but eventually boost them due to | | | | reinvestments to increase gains.What I also like |
| economies of scale. However, recently Pepsi has | | | | about Pepsi currently is its recently appointed CEO |
| had positive surprise EPS statements during its | | | | with an Indian background who may look more |
| quarterly results. While Coca-Cola has also | | | | favorable than Coca-Cola to the emerging |
| reported similar reports, the findings were at a | | | | markets. Such a basic presence may add |
| much smaller margin, barely affecting shares.What | | | | increased pressure to Coca-Cola to spend more |
| is more important, in determining a choice | | | | money on advertisements and other apparels to |
| between these equities, is the technical analysis | | | | strike a similar chord in these markets as its soft |
| involved. During the past year Coca-Cola has only | | | | drink counterpart. While it is genuinely assumed |
| remain in a five dollar range, showing little | | | | that Coca-Cola is the king of its industry, times |
| fluctuation patterns for speculators or investors. | | | | are slowly changing for the worse for this |
| While such a figure may be encouraging for fixed | | | | tremendous corporation and looking more and |
| income advocates, in reality, since 2000, | | | | more favorable its hated rival in PepsiCo.Dennis |
| Coca-Cola has barely fluctuated at all in its 20 | | | | Biray presents advice on all kinds of topics ranging |
| point range, showing no signs of potential growth. | | | | from finance and investing to fitness to sports. |
| While the situation is unfortunate, it looks as if, like | | | | |