PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PepsiCo in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.57 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.68. The consensus estimate for PepsiCo's current full-year earnings is $8.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PepsiCo's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.40 EPS.
PEP has been the subject of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler started coverage on PepsiCo in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $171.00 price objective for the company. BNP Paribas decreased their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $162.00 to $160.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $155.00 to $150.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Citigroup decreased their target price on PepsiCo from $195.00 to $170.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of PepsiCo from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $171.47.
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PepsiCo Trading Up 3.0 %
PEP stock traded up $4.40 on Thursday, hitting $153.50. 10,394,564 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,883,604. The stock has a market capitalization of $210.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.54. The business's fifty day moving average is $148.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $162.39. PepsiCo has a twelve month low of $141.51 and a twelve month high of $183.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.65.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.02. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 58.87% and a net margin of 10.43%. The business had revenue of $27.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in PepsiCo in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. WealthTrak Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in PepsiCo during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Collier Financial acquired a new position in shares of PepsiCo in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PepsiCo during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in PepsiCo by 93.2% in the third quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 199 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.07% of the company's stock.
PepsiCo Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $1.355 per share. This represents a $5.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. PepsiCo's payout ratio is 77.99%.
PepsiCo Company Profile
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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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