PepsiCo Inc [PEP] stock Reiterated by Jefferies analyst, price target now $209

PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] price plunged by -0.34 percent to reach at -$0.61.

The one-year PEP stock forecast points to a potential upside of 5.52. The average equity rating for PEP stock is currently 2.21, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

Guru’s Opinion on 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 $187.78 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 2.21. 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 2.68, with the Price to Sales ratio for PEP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.65. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 12.81, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.07. Price to Free Cash Flow for PEP in the course of the last twelve months was 33.68 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.68.

PEP Stock Performance Analysis:

PepsiCo Inc [PEP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.29. With this latest performance, PEP shares gained by 3.99% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 6.42% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -8.24% 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 60.87, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 62.38, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 59.48 for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 170.54, while it was recorded at 176.57 for the last single week of trading, and 171.00 for the last 200 days.

Insight into PepsiCo Inc Fundamentals:

PepsiCo Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.68 and a Current Ratio set at 0.86.

PEP Stock EPS

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 7.16%.

PepsiCo Inc [PEP] Institutonal Ownership Details

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%.