Barclays Issues Positive Forecast for PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Stock Price

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) had its target price boosted by stock analysts at Barclays from $153.00 to $168.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Barclays's price target would indicate a potential upside of 9.18% from the stock's current price.

PEP has been the topic of several other reports. HSBC cut their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $186.00 to $170.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. TD Cowen cut their price target on PepsiCo from $183.00 to $160.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com cut shares of PepsiCo from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $193.00 to $175.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, CICC Research reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Friday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $172.35.

PepsiCo Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ:PEP opened at $153.88 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. PepsiCo has a 12-month low of $141.51 and a 12-month high of $183.41. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $148.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $161.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $211.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.52.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $27.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $27.89 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 58.87% and a net margin of 10.43%. The company's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that PepsiCo will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PepsiCo

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in PepsiCo by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 133,371,504 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,280,471,000 after buying an additional 1,376,133 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of PepsiCo by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,268,030 shares of the company's stock worth $9,738,429,000 after acquiring an additional 2,775,679 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in PepsiCo by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 31,079,522 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,717,069,000 after buying an additional 582,254 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in PepsiCo by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,217,043 shares of the company's stock worth $3,834,504,000 after acquiring an additional 3,856,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in PepsiCo during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,729,565,000. 73.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.

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