PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.120-8.120 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 8.110. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

PepsiCo Stock Down 0.3%

PepsiCo stock opened at $145.13 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $198.45 billion, a PE ratio of 27.64, a PEG ratio of 4.97 and a beta of 0.42. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $146.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $141.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.91. PepsiCo has a fifty-two week low of $127.60 and a fifty-two week high of $160.51.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 8th. The company reported $2.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.03. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 57.58% and a net margin of 7.82%.The company had revenue of $23.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.31 earnings per share. PepsiCo’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that PepsiCo will post 8.3 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.4225 per share. This represents a $5.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is 108.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PEP has been the subject of several recent research reports. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on PepsiCo from $152.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $157.00 to $151.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on PepsiCo from $140.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $150.00 to $152.00 in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PepsiCo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PepsiCo currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $157.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in PepsiCo by 120.7% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,916,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $830,902,000 after purchasing an additional 3,235,726 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 8,641,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,207,230,000 after buying an additional 1,995,362 shares during the period. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec grew its stake in PepsiCo by 151.7% in the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 2,597,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,861,000 after purchasing an additional 1,565,883 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in PepsiCo by 1.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 59,499,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,356,155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,079,970 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 16.9% in the second quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 2,343,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,825,000 after purchasing an additional 338,332 shares in the last quarter. 73.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PepsiCo Company Profile

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.