The holiday season should see a rise in investor confidence and volatility in the defense beverage sector. PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper, two popular beverage stocks, have sufficient upside potential to generate solid returns. They can also avoid market volatility due to rising COVID-19 and higher inflation. Which stock is better to buy right now? Find out more. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. and PepsiCo Inc. are both prominent players in non-alcoholic beverages. PEP owns snack, beverage and food businesses around the world. It markets its products through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, distributor networks, and e-commerce platforms and retailers. KDP distributes juices, teas mixers, soft drinks and water to distributors, bottles and retailers as well as restaurants, coffee shops, offices and hotel chains.

To meet growing consumer demand for ready-to-drink, healthy beverages, beverage companies are focusing on new product development. Market share for non-alcoholic beverages is forecast to rise at 8.2% annually and will reach $1.73 Trillion by 2028. A number of renowned beverage stocks will likely attract more investor attention due to market volatility. PEP and KDP both stand to gain.

KDP has gained only marginally in the last month while PEP’s gains have soared to 5.2%. PEP is a clear winner with 28.2% gains versus KDP’s 4.7% in terms of their past nine months’ performance. What stock do you think is the best? We’ll find out.

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