PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] closed the trading session at $141.57 on 2025-07-28. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $141.46, while the highest price level was $143.1.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -15.82 percent and weekly performance of -0.09 percent. The stock has been moved at -5.06 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 10.41 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 6.14 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 9.69M shares, PEP reached to a volume of 10506711 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to 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 $153.56 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 2.54. 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.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for PepsiCo Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on April 15, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Barclays dropped their target price from $168 to $156. The new note on the price target was released on March 18, 2025, representing the official price target for PepsiCo Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $171 to $170, while Jefferies kept a Hold rating on PEP stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.53, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.82. Price to Free Cash Flow for PEP in the course of the last twelve months was 27.44 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.60.
PEP stock trade performance evaluation
PepsiCo Inc [PEP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.09. With this latest performance, PEP shares gained by 10.41% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -5.06% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -6.90% 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 57.53, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 2.92, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 2.73 for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 133.79, while it was recorded at 144.25 for the last single week of trading, and 147.81 for the last 200 days.
PepsiCo Inc [PEP]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and PepsiCo Inc [PEP] shares currently have an operating margin of 15.12% and a Gross Margin at 54.72%. PepsiCo Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.23%.
PepsiCo Inc (PEP) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for PepsiCo Inc. ( PEP), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 39.88%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 7.37%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, PepsiCo Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 13.07%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
PepsiCo Inc (PEP) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on PepsiCo Inc’s (PEP) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 2.79%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
PepsiCo Inc (PEP) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $23667.71 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.78% and a Quick Ratio of 0.60%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for PepsiCo Inc [PEP] stock
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 3.27%.
PepsiCo Inc [PEP]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $78.89%, or 79.04%% of PEP stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PEP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 131.44 million shares, which is approximately 9.5591%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 109.22 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$18.01 billion in PEP stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$8.99 billion in PEP stock with ownership which is approximately 3.9631%.
