Better Buy: McDonald's vs. Coca-Cola
Unfavorable trends in the fast food and soda industries have put both McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) on defensive footing lately. The burger giant posted its second straight year of declining traffic in 2016. Coke, meanwhile, saw its volume growth tick down from 2% to 1% last year.
The blue chip companies have aggressive rebound plans, though. It would be a mistake to discount their chances at recovery, too, given the resources they command that include a few of the world's most valuable brands -- not to mention entrenched market positions. But which would make the better stock buy today?
Here are a few key statistics to set the stage.
Source: Fool.com
Coca-Cola Co. Stock
€62.60
0.550%
The stock is an absolute favorite of our community with 31 Buy predictions and no Sell predictions.
With a target price of 64 € there is a slightly positive potential of 2.24% for Coca-Cola Co. compared to the current price of 62.6 €.
