Media stories about Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Dr Pepper Snapple Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the company an impact score of 47.0911507373266 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.
These are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s scoring:
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc (DPS) Upgraded at BidaskClub (americanbankingnews.com)
- Dr Pepper Snapple : Victorville rejects $8M claim by wastewater agency over flow diversion (4-traders.com)
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS) Close Higher Than PSAR Line - Evergreen Caller (evergreencaller.com)
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc (DPS) Insider Angela A. Stephens Sells 3,160 Shares (americanbankingnews.com)
- Dr Pepper Snapple: Growth At A Discount (seekingalpha.com)
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded Dr Pepper Snapple Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 16th. Barclays PLC restated a “hold” rating and issued a $99.00 price objective on shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group in a report on Friday, April 28th. Jefferies Group LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $112.00 price objective on shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group in a report on Friday, June 23rd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Dr Pepper Snapple Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $104.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 27th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group in a report on Friday, June 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $99.64.
Shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) traded down 0.70% during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $91.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,226,608 shares. The company’s 50-day moving average is $90.77 and its 200 day moving average is $93.17. The firm has a market cap of $16.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.84 and a beta of 0.60. Dr Pepper Snapple Group has a 12 month low of $81.05 and a 12 month high of $99.47.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 27th. The company reported $1.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.03. Dr Pepper Snapple Group had a return on equity of 38.28% and a net margin of 11.73%. The business had revenue of $1.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.77 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.25 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Dr Pepper Snapple Group will post $4.63 EPS for the current year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 14th will be given a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 13th. Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s payout ratio is 55.64%.
In other Dr Pepper Snapple Group news, insider Angela A. Stephens sold 3,160 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.51, for a total value of $292,331.60. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 16,913 shares in the company, valued at $1,564,621.63. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.58% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Company Profile
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc is an integrated brand owner, manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Company offers a diverse portfolio of flavored (non-cola) carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and non-carbonated beverages (NCBs), including ready-to-drink teas, juices, juice drinks, water and mixers.
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