BTC Capital Management Inc. Has $7.82 Million Stock Position in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)

BTC Capital Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report) by 19.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,402 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,445 shares during the quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $7,816,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp raised its holdings in PepsiCo by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,268,030 shares of the company's stock worth $9,738,429,000 after purchasing an additional 2,775,679 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in PepsiCo by 1.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 30,497,268 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,170,529,000 after buying an additional 543,558 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in PepsiCo by 5.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 21,360,850 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,632,413,000 after acquiring an additional 1,125,059 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of PepsiCo by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 13,021,316 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,293,049,000 after acquiring an additional 2,264,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 12,098,551 shares of the company's stock worth $2,057,359,000 after purchasing an additional 313,468 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PEP has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a "sector perform" rating and issued a $172.00 price target on shares of PepsiCo in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on PepsiCo from $184.00 to $178.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded PepsiCo from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on PepsiCo from $170.00 to $155.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on PepsiCo from $193.00 to $175.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $176.73.

PepsiCo Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of PepsiCo stock traded down $0.57 on Monday, reaching $150.12. 4,274,383 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,456,233. PepsiCo, Inc. has a one year low of $141.51 and a one year high of $183.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The company has a 50-day moving average of $153.12 and a 200 day moving average of $164.85. The company has a market capitalization of $205.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.16, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.54.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a $1.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $5.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.61%. PepsiCo's payout ratio is 79.94%.

PepsiCo 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.