TABR Capital Management LLC Acquires Shares of 4,719 PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

TABR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $677,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 1.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 59,499,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,356,155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,079,970 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 9.7% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 29,031,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,833,406,000 after purchasing an additional 2,556,163 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PepsiCo during the second quarter worth $2,330,594,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,617,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,912,476,000 after buying an additional 958,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,902,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,250,290,000 after buying an additional 118,286 shares during the period. 73.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on PEP shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PepsiCo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Evercore lifted their target price on PepsiCo from $152.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on PepsiCo from $163.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on PepsiCo from $164.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $169.00.

More PepsiCo News

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo announced it met two key 2025 water goals early under its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) program — 100% water replenishment and adoption of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard at company‑owned sites in high water‑risk areas. This reduces regulatory and reputational risk and supports ESG-focused investor demand. PepsiCo Hits Dual Water Milestones
• Positive Sentiment: Pepsi unveiled “Pepsi Football Nation,” a global marketing platform aimed at extending brand engagement beyond match time — a consumer-facing push that can drive short-term promo lift and long-term brand equity. Pepsi® Global Unveils Pepsi Football Nation
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo Foods is entering a new snack category with a product launch, expanding its snack portfolio and revenue diversification outside beverages. New SKUs and category expansion can accelerate growth if distribution and margins track plan. PepsiCo Foods Is Entering an All-New Snack Category
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo was named exclusive beverage supplier for Venu Holding’s expanding Sunset Amphitheater network — a new out‑of‑home distribution channel that partially offsets recent losses in other sponsorships and extends experiential sales. PepsiCo Leans On Sunset Amphitheaters To Extend Live Event Reach
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo India is scaling green logistics through a new EV corridor and fleet electrification, which can lower fuel costs and carbon footprint over time in a large market. PepsiCo India scales green logistics with new EV corridor
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is advancing product reformulation and a functional‑protein strategy to compete in higher‑growth, health‑oriented segments — a product R&D move that supports margin and premiumization over time. ‘Not all proteins are created equal’
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party brands (notably Celsius) continue to expand distribution with PepsiCo in North America and overseas, bolstering PepsiCo’s energy/functional beverage mix and category exposure. This is a potential incremental revenue stream if distribution scales. Global Demand for This Consumer Staples Stock May Be About To Soar
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry funding for food startups has cooled; PepsiCo still views startups as “critical” for innovation, but slower VC activity could slow external product pipeline opportunities or change deal economics. After funding collapse, what’s next for food startups?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Celsius’ brand growth (CEO interview) underscores partner brands’ momentum but is indirect to PepsiCo’s core P&L; relevant mainly to beverage distribution strategy. Celsius CEO talks energy drink brand’s growth

PepsiCo Stock Performance

PEP opened at $150.04 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06. The business’s 50 day moving average is $158.22 and its 200-day moving average is $149.90. The stock has a market cap of $205.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.39. PepsiCo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $127.60 and a twelve month high of $171.48.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $29.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.96 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 57.92% and a net margin of 8.77%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.96 EPS. On average, analysts predict that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current year.

PepsiCo declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, February 3rd that authorizes the company to buyback $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.4225 per share. This represents a $5.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 94.83%.

PepsiCo Profile

PepsiCo, Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) is a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York. The company develops, manufactures, markets and sells a broad portfolio of branded food and beverage products, including carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, salty snacks, cereals, and other convenient foods. Its leading consumer brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, among others.

Formed through the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, PepsiCo has grown into a global business with integrated manufacturing, distribution and marketing operations.