Freestone Capital Holdings LLC Sells 4,038 Shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)

Freestone Capital Holdings LLC cut its holdings in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report) by 12.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,148 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,038 shares during the period. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC's holdings in PepsiCo were worth $4,128,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in PEP. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the 4th quarter worth about $589,307,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in PepsiCo by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,217,043 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,834,504,000 after buying an additional 3,856,193 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in PepsiCo by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,268,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,738,429,000 after buying an additional 2,775,679 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in PepsiCo by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 13,021,316 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,293,049,000 after buying an additional 2,264,445 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its position in PepsiCo by 211.4% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,345,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $398,847,000 after buying an additional 1,592,343 shares during the period. 73.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on PEP. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $183.00 to $160.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. HSBC lowered their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $186.00 to $170.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $195.00 to $170.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $184.00 to $178.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas lowered their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $162.00 to $160.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $171.47.

PepsiCo Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $153.88 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $141.51 and a 12-month high of $183.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $211.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.52. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $148.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $161.14.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $27.89 billion. PepsiCo had a net margin of 10.43% and a return on equity of 58.87%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. Analysts predict that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.3 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $1.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $5.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.52%. PepsiCo's payout ratio is currently 77.99%.

PepsiCo Company Profile

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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