PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] traded at a high on Tuesday, posting a 0.61 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $170.61. The company report on April 4, 2024 at 9:02 AM that Cracker Jack® “Cracks Open” the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and Enlists Dave Winfield as Honorary Curator.
Cracker Jack and the National Baseball Hall of Fame launch new “Cracker Jack at the Ballpark” exhibit and offer fans the chance to win a trip to Hall of Fame Weekend 2024.
Enshrined in the lyrics of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” Cracker Jack® popcorn has been a staple at ballparks for more than a century. Now, the fan-favorite snack is teaming up with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to celebrate how deeply engrained Cracker Jack is in the sport with the debut of the “Cracker Jack at the Ballpark” exhibit opening today.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 3569071 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of PepsiCo Inc stands at 1.17% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.20%.
The market cap for PEP stock reached $234.49 billion, with 1.37 billion shares outstanding and 1.37 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.86M shares, PEP reached a trading volume of 3569071 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about PepsiCo Inc [PEP]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PEP shares is $187.35 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PEP stock is a recommendation set at 2.22. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for PepsiCo Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on April 05, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on April 03, 2024, representing the official price target for PepsiCo Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $190, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Overweight rating on PEP stock. On February 12, 2024, analysts increased their price target for PEP shares from 180 to 195.
The Average True Range (ATR) for PepsiCo Inc is set at 2.22, with the Price to Sales ratio for PEP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.56. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 12.67, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 7.28. Price to Free Cash Flow for PEP in the course of the last twelve months was 29.59 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.68.
How has PEP stock performed recently?
PepsiCo Inc [PEP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.48. With this latest performance, PEP shares gained by 4.64% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 6.44% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -7.46% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PEP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 53.30, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 52.19, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 53.19 for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 168.82, while it was recorded at 169.73 for the last single week of trading, and 172.32 for the last 200 days.
PepsiCo Inc [PEP]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
PepsiCo Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.68 and a Current Ratio set at 0.85.
Earnings analysis for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, PepsiCo Inc posted 1.5/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.39/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 7.90%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PEP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for PepsiCo Inc go to 7.01%.
Insider trade positions for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]
The top three institutional holders of PEP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in PEP stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in PEP stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.
