PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] jumped around 9139871.78 points on Friday, while shares priced at $9140000.0 at the close of the session, up 2.20%.
PepsiCo Inc stock is now -21.70% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. PEP Stock saw the intraday high of $131.339 and lowest of $128.11 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 180.91, which means current price is +2.70% above from all time high which was touched on 03/04/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 9.14M shares, PEP reached a trading volume of 26390340 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 $146.72 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 2.58. 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 9.78, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.26. Price to Free Cash Flow for PEP in the course of the last twelve months was 24.72 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.65.
How has PEP stock performed recently?
PepsiCo Inc [PEP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.53. With this latest performance, PEP shares gained by 0.28% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.38% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -13.82% in the past year of trading.
PepsiCo Inc [PEP]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and PepsiCo Inc [PEP] shares currently have an operating margin of 15.44% and a Gross Margin at 54.97%. PepsiCo Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 10.24%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 9.29%, with Return on Assets sitting at 9.29%.
Earnings analysis for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]
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 2.78%.
Insider trade positions for PepsiCo Inc [PEP]
There are presently around $79.12%, or 79.26% 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%.
