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Group 1: Stock Performance - PepsiCo's stock has decreased by 10% this year, while Coca-Cola's stock has risen by 16%, primarily due to PepsiCo's sluggish North American operations [2] - Since early January 2021, Coca-Cola's stock has increased approximately 40%, while PepsiCo's stock has only risen about 4% [10] - Both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo underperformed relative to the S&P 500 in 2021, 2023, and 2024, with Coca-Cola showing more consistent positive returns [11] Group 2: Revenue Growth - Coca-Cola achieved a 7% average annual revenue growth from 2021 to 2024, increasing from $38.7 billion to $47.1 billion, while PepsiCo's growth was 5%, rising from $79.5 billion to $91.9 billion [4] - Coca-Cola's revenue growth is driven by strong performance in both at-home and away-from-home channels, supported by effective pricing strategies [5] - PepsiCo's revenue growth was impacted by operational difficulties, including a significant recall in its Quaker Foods division, but it still achieved annual revenue growth [6] Group 3: Profitability Metrics - Coca-Cola's net margin declined from 25.3% to 22.6% from 2021 to 2024, while PepsiCo's net margin increased from 9.6% to 10.4% during the same period [8] - Coca-Cola has a better financial risk profile with a debt-to-equity ratio of 16% compared to PepsiCo's 27% [9] Group 4: Valuation Metrics - PepsiCo's stock trades at 17 times its trailing adjusted earnings of $8.03 per share, significantly lower than its four-year average P/E ratio of 22 times, indicating it is undervalued [12] - Coca-Cola's stock is trading at 25 times its trailing adjusted earnings of $2.89 per share, above its four-year average P/E of 22 times [13] Group 5: Future Outlook - Despite recent challenges, PepsiCo is expected to recover, with revenues anticipated to return to mid-single-digit growth starting next year [14] - Investors seeking reduced volatility may consider alternative investment strategies, such as the High Quality portfolio, which has outperformed the S&P 500 [15]

July 2, 2025 09:30 AM GMT China Musings | Asia Pacific M Idea The Trio That Could Change Everything — If It's Allowed To China doesn't just need new stimulus, a new growth algorithm is needed too. The "trio" of reforms could eventually form the basis for that. But old habits and incentives die hard. The 15th Five- Year-Plan will be the real litmus test: is Beijing ready to stop rewarding what it wants to reduce? At the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs meeting hosted this Tuesday (July 1 ...

July 2, 2025 05:49 AM GMT Global in the Flow 1H25 Recap Performance – Dollar depreciates, equities rebound, credit is resilient Although it was a volatile first half, equity markets recovered the losses after April 2. The S&P 500 returned 6.2%, MSCI Europe returned 23.7% and KOSPI led, returning 40.9%. Technology led global equity sectors while consumer staples lagged. Rates performance in DM markets was mixed. However, credit was resilient. US and EUR HY total returns were 4.6% and 2.7%, respectively. The ...

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Bouncing back from a disappointing performance in May, shares of rare earths producer MP Materials (MP 2.79%) raced considerably higher last month. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, MP Materials stock rose 52.7% in June.In addition to the ongoing trade dispute with China -- of which rare earths are a focus -- positive commentary from analysts contributed to the stock's rise. News from both Washington and Wall Street wound up investors' excitement last monthEarly in the month, the ...

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The total cryptocurrency asset class right now is at about 3.266% trillion. This represents an undervaluation of approximately 18.23%. Now, we've seen this many times before where the asset class just stays below that fair value logarithmic regression trend line.Um and as we have stated previously, as long as the asset class is below the red line, then the expectation in my view would be that Bitcoin should continue to outperform most of the rest of the outside. ...

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Speaking of the weak dollar, my next guest has three names that should benefit from that. Or maybe it's the whole market as we were just discussing. Michael Caneritz is here.He's the chief investment strategist at Piper Sandler. It's great to see you. You too.What What is the the sort of top level effect of a dollar being down 10%. I mean, is it supportive for stocks. What happens if it continues. What happens if it doesn't.I I think it's positive. I mean, at least that's what I've we've observed through mo ...