The following video is from Thursday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill, and analysts Jason Moser and Isaac Pino dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.
Shares of SodaStream International (SODA +0.00%) rose on media reports that the upstart beverage company was in talks to be acquired by PepsiCo (PEP +0.56%) for $2 billion. Pepsi refuted the reports, calling them "completely and utterly untrue." Despite the denial, investors seem to like the idea of a potential deal. In this installment of Investor Beat, Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser and Isaac Pino discuss the competitive landscape in the beverage industry, the likelihood of Coca-Cola (KO +0.47%) or PepsiCo acquiring SodaStream, as well as SodaStream's long-term outlook.
The relevant video segment can be found between 0:16 and 3:08.
