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Best Beverage Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top beverage stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best beverage stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the beverages - non-alcoholic industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best non-alcoholic beverage stocks to buy right now are:

MONSTER BEVERAGE (NASDAQ:MNST) is the top beverage stock with a Zen Score of 60, which is 19 points higher than the beverage industry average of 41. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. MONSTER BEVERAGE has seen its stock lose -6.16% over the past year, underperforming other beverage stocks by -26 percentage points.

MONSTER BEVERAGE has an average 1 year price target of $100.90, an upside of 15.33% from MONSTER BEVERAGE's current stock price of $87.49.

MONSTER BEVERAGE stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering MONSTER BEVERAGE, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS (NASDAQ:CCEP) is the second best beverage stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 10 points higher than the beverage industry average of 41. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS has seen its stock lose -11.58% over the past year, underperforming other beverage stocks by -31 percentage points.

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS has an average 1 year price target of $67.25, an upside of 25.14% from COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS's current stock price of $53.74.

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

CELSIUS HOLDINGS (NASDAQ:CELH) is the third best beverage stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 10 points higher than the beverage industry average of 41. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. CELSIUS HOLDINGS has seen its stock lose -8.06% over the past year, underperforming other beverage stocks by -28 percentage points.

CELSIUS HOLDINGS has an average 1 year price target of $94.17, an upside of 60.31% from CELSIUS HOLDINGS's current stock price of $58.74.

CELSIUS HOLDINGS stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering CELSIUS HOLDINGS, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 9 beverage stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 beverage stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

NATIONAL BEVERAGE (NASDAQ:FIZZ) has an annual dividend yield of 6.33%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.91%. NATIONAL BEVERAGE's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. NATIONAL BEVERAGE's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

NATIONAL BEVERAGE's dividend payout ratio of 171.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV (NYSE:KOF) has an annual dividend yield of 4.55%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.91%. COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

COCA COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV's dividend payout ratio of 67.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS (NASDAQ:CCEP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.04%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the beverage industry average of 2.91%. COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS's dividend payout ratio of 66.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Beverage stocks were up 1.87% in the last day, and up 2.28% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued beverage stocks right now are:

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS (NASDAQ:CCEP) is the most undervalued beverage stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the beverage industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS's stock has dropped -11.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -31 percentage points.

KEURIG DR PEPPER (NYSE:KDP) is the second most undervalued beverage stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. KEURIG DR PEPPER has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the beverage industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

KEURIG DR PEPPER's stock has dropped -4.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by -24 percentage points.

COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED (NASDAQ:COKE) is the third most undervalued beverage stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the beverage industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED's stock has gained 53.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the beverage industry by 34 percentage points.