Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Grows Position in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report) by 3.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 213,908 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 7,959 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in PepsiCo were worth $32,527,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 9.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 99,785 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,968,000 after acquiring an additional 8,406 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 104.2% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,705,574 shares of the company's stock valued at $259,350,000 after purchasing an additional 870,451 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of PepsiCo by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 41,580 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,323,000 after buying an additional 4,712 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in PepsiCo by 11.0% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 350,225 shares of the company's stock worth $59,549,000 after buying an additional 34,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in PepsiCo by 19.3% during the 3rd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,267 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,493,000 after acquiring an additional 5,220 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on PEP shares. TD Cowen decreased their target price on PepsiCo from $183.00 to $160.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. BNP Paribas lowered their price objective on PepsiCo from $162.00 to $160.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $183.00 to $165.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. CICC Research restated a "market perform" rating on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on PepsiCo from $184.00 to $178.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PepsiCo currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $172.35.

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PepsiCo Stock Down 2.5 %

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $152.33 on Wednesday. PepsiCo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $141.51 and a twelve month high of $183.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05. The company's 50 day moving average is $148.90 and its 200 day moving average is $160.46. The company has a market cap of $208.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.52.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.02. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 58.87% and a net margin of 10.43%. The firm had revenue of $27.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $27.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.78 EPS. The company's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate 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. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $1.355 dividend. This represents a $5.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. PepsiCo's payout ratio is 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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