Procyon Advisors LLC Raises Position in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 61.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,250 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,974 shares during the quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $4,916,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in PepsiCo by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 59,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,031,000 after purchasing an additional 6,574 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the first quarter valued at approximately $251,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 138.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $862,000 after buying an additional 3,790 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 10.1% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 38,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,039,000 after purchasing an additional 3,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential PLC grew its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 762.3% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 28,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,752,000 after purchasing an additional 25,118 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on PEP shares. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays raised their price objective on PepsiCo from $148.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. BNP Paribas Exane set a $191.00 target price on PepsiCo in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore increased their price target on PepsiCo from $152.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, HSBC upped their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $152.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $169.00.

PepsiCo Stock Performance

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $150.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $205.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $158.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.89. PepsiCo, Inc. has a one year low of $127.60 and a one year high of $171.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.85.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.02. PepsiCo had a net margin of 8.77% and a return on equity of 57.92%. The firm had revenue of $29.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.96 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $1.4225 per share. This represents a $5.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. PepsiCo’s payout ratio is 94.83%.

PepsiCo announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, February 3rd that authorizes the company to buyback $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

More PepsiCo News

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo announced it met two key 2025 water goals early under its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) program — 100% water replenishment and adoption of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard at company‑owned sites in high water‑risk areas. This reduces regulatory and reputational risk and supports ESG-focused investor demand. PepsiCo Hits Dual Water Milestones
• Positive Sentiment: Pepsi unveiled “Pepsi Football Nation,” a global marketing platform aimed at extending brand engagement beyond match time — a consumer-facing push that can drive short-term promo lift and long-term brand equity. Pepsi® Global Unveils Pepsi Football Nation
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo Foods is entering a new snack category with a product launch, expanding its snack portfolio and revenue diversification outside beverages. New SKUs and category expansion can accelerate growth if distribution and margins track plan. PepsiCo Foods Is Entering an All-New Snack Category
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo was named exclusive beverage supplier for Venu Holding’s expanding Sunset Amphitheater network — a new out‑of‑home distribution channel that partially offsets recent losses in other sponsorships and extends experiential sales. PepsiCo Leans On Sunset Amphitheaters To Extend Live Event Reach
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo India is scaling green logistics through a new EV corridor and fleet electrification, which can lower fuel costs and carbon footprint over time in a large market. PepsiCo India scales green logistics with new EV corridor
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is advancing product reformulation and a functional‑protein strategy to compete in higher‑growth, health‑oriented segments — a product R&D move that supports margin and premiumization over time. ‘Not all proteins are created equal’
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party brands (notably Celsius) continue to expand distribution with PepsiCo in North America and overseas, bolstering PepsiCo’s energy/functional beverage mix and category exposure. This is a potential incremental revenue stream if distribution scales. Global Demand for This Consumer Staples Stock May Be About To Soar
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry funding for food startups has cooled; PepsiCo still views startups as “critical” for innovation, but slower VC activity could slow external product pipeline opportunities or change deal economics. After funding collapse, what’s next for food startups?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Celsius’ brand growth (CEO interview) underscores partner brands’ momentum but is indirect to PepsiCo’s core P&L; relevant mainly to beverage distribution strategy. Celsius CEO talks energy drink brand’s growth

PepsiCo 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.