Rothschild & Co Redburn Raises PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Price Target to $130.00

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) had its target price boosted by equities research analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $120.00 to $130.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “sell” rating on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn’s price objective points to a potential downside of 22.04% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on PepsiCo from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. DZ Bank raised PepsiCo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $167.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen cut PepsiCo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $156.00 target price on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PepsiCo currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $167.68.

PepsiCo Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $166.75 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.85. The company has a fifty day moving average of $147.99 and a 200 day moving average of $146.46. The company has a market capitalization of $227.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.52, a P/E/G ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.40. PepsiCo has a fifty-two week low of $127.60 and a fifty-two week high of $170.75.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.24 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $29.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $28.96 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 57.92% and a net margin of 8.77%.The firm’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.96 earnings per share. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.550-8.710 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PepsiCo will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PepsiCo declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PEP. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $872,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 2.6% in the second quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 185,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,554,000 after acquiring an additional 4,627 shares in the last quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in PepsiCo during the second quarter worth about $401,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 122.6% in the 3rd quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 20,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,860,000 after purchasing an additional 11,217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. raised its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 152,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,096,000 after buying an additional 13,517 shares in the last quarter. 73.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.