Thanks to a pair of February earnings updates, investors have some fresh data about operating trends for both Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and (NASDAQ: PEP). These two dividend stock favorites showed off why investors gravitate toward their stellar businesses. Each grew sales through a tough selling environment while demonstrating pricing power on the way to higher profit margins.

Their trajectories are different, though, and so are the premiums that investors are being asked to pay for these two businesses.

With that in mind, let's look at which stock is the better buy right now.

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