How Dr Pepper Snapple Can Rebound in 2018

Non-alcoholic beverage companies have rebounded this year against a flat showing in 2016. But to the consternation of shareholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS), its stock has lagged its peer group year to date. You'd expect high-flying National Beverage Corp. and Monster Beverage Corp. to greatly outpace more conservatively positioned Dr Pepper Snapple. But larger competitors The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) have also enjoyed better gains on a total-return basis:

DPS Total Return Price data by YCharts.

Source: Fool.com