Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and (NASDAQ: PEP) are both considered stable blue chip consumer staples companies. Both stocks are also Dividend Kings, with more than 50-year streaks of annual Dividend hikes.

Over the past five years, both stocks delivered total returns of about 50% when factoring in dividend reinvestment. They're both still safe stocks to buy, hold, and forget -- but which one would be the better pick to add to your portfolio right now?

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