MSH Capital Advisors LLC Invests $1.37 Million in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

MSH Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 10,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,373,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its holdings in PepsiCo by 14,857.8% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 49,252,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,068,777,000 after acquiring an additional 48,923,629 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,018,813,000. Diamant Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 16,146.5% during the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,586,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,936,000 after buying an additional 3,564,348 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in PepsiCo by 952.6% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,715,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $503,121,000 after buying an additional 3,362,794 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 120.7% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,916,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $830,902,000 after acquiring an additional 3,235,726 shares during the period. 73.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at PepsiCo

In other PepsiCo news, EVP David Flavell sold 2,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.54, for a total value of $404,666.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 74,825 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,441,080.50. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is expanding its multi-year partnership with autonomous-truck startup Gatik, deploying 41 self-driving trucks on Frito-Lay distribution routes. The technology could eventually reduce middle-mile transportation costs, improve delivery consistency and support supply-chain efficiency. Gatik’s subsequent $200 million funding round also provides additional capital for executing the rollout. PepsiCo Is Putting 41 Self Driving Trucks On Frito Lay Routes
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo’s latest reported quarter included a modest earnings beat and 6.4% year-over-year revenue growth. Management’s 2026 earnings guidance remains intact, suggesting the company has not yet signaled a deterioration in its full-year outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo will release third-quarter 2026 results on October 8. The announcement itself does not change fundamentals, but it gives investors a near-term catalyst to assess demand, pricing, margins and the company’s international growth strategy. PepsiCo Announces Timing and Availability of Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that PepsiCo is ending employee coverage for weight-loss drugs could lower benefit expenses, but the move may also affect employee satisfaction and retention. The financial impact is unclear.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Coca-Cola-versus-Pepsi comparisons say Coca-Cola is pulling ahead on brand strength, margins, earnings growth and U.S. execution. PepsiCo’s diversified snacks portfolio and international gains remain positives, but investors are increasingly focused on its weaker home-market performance and the risk that competitors are capturing more consumer spending. Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi: The Gap Is Getting Bigger

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on PEP. Piper Sandler set a $176.00 price target on PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, July 9th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on PepsiCo from $195.00 to $183.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. UBS Group set a $159.00 target price on PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on PepsiCo from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PepsiCo has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $157.90.

PepsiCo Price Performance

PEP stock opened at $142.19 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $139.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $149.79. The firm has a market cap of $194.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.64, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.93. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 1 year low of $133.73 and a 1 year high of $171.48.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 9th. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.19 by $0.01. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 54.63% and a net margin of 10.78%.The company had revenue of $24.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.95 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.92 earnings per share. PepsiCo’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.550-8.710 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $1.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. PepsiCo’s payout ratio is presently 77.59%.

PepsiCo Company Profile

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.