Soft Drink Makers Are The Toast Of Defensive Stocks

Investor's Business Daily - Investing RSS http://ift.tt/YPb0Uk The stock market is having trouble, so it might be a good time to propose a toast to three dividend-paying soft-drink makers trading near highs. Raise your glass to Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP) and Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS). The strongest performer of the three is Dr Pepper. Its stock is performing better than about 90% of stocks over the past year. The company has reported four straight quarters of double-digit earnings growth, with a 26% increase