PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP Stake Boosted by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

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Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP – Free Report) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 105,180 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,589 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $15,096,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PEP. MH & Associates Securities Management Corp ADV bought a new position in PepsiCo during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in PepsiCo in the third quarter worth $31,000. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in PepsiCo in the third quarter worth $33,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in PepsiCo in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in PepsiCo by 47.8% in the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. 73.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PepsiCo News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo and Gatik launched a broader autonomous trucking deployment in North America, with driverless trucks now delivering Doritos in multiple states. The move could improve logistics efficiency, lower delivery costs over time, and highlight PepsiCo’s willingness to adopt automation in its supply chain. Article Title
  • Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo’s push into India’s energy drink market with Adrenaline Rush expands its exposure to a fast-growing beverage category and adds another growth lever in an important emerging market. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of competitor Coca-Cola’s pricing strategy and volume trends may reinforce the broader consumer staples backdrop, but it does not directly change PepsiCo’s fundamentals. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: Several articles discussed Celsius Holdings’ growth and its reliance on PepsiCo distribution, which indirectly highlights PepsiCo’s distribution strength, but the impact on PEP shares appears limited and indirect. Article Title
  • Negative Sentiment: A separate article on Campbell’s Soup was incorrectly tagged with PEP and is unrelated to PepsiCo, so it should not be viewed as a catalyst for the stock. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their target price on PepsiCo from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. TD Cowen increased their target price on PepsiCo from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. HSBC increased their target price on PepsiCo from $175.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Argus raised PepsiCo to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, PepsiCo currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $169.58.

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PepsiCo Price Performance

Shares of PEP opened at $140.68 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $192.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.90. PepsiCo, Inc. has a one year low of $127.60 and a one year high of $171.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $152.01 and its 200-day moving average is $152.48.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $19.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.89 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 56.61% and a net margin of 9.15%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.63 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.48 per share. This is an increase from PepsiCo’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 92.94%.

PepsiCo Profile

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PepsiCo, Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) is a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York. The company develops, manufactures, markets and sells a broad portfolio of branded food and beverage products, including carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, salty snacks, cereals, and other convenient foods. Its leading consumer brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, among others.

Formed through the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, PepsiCo has grown into a global business with integrated manufacturing, distribution and marketing operations.

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