PepsiCo (PEP) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) recently:

• 1/16/2026 – PepsiCo was given a new $148.00 price target on by analysts at Barclays PLC.
• 1/16/2026 – PepsiCo was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $179.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/16/2026 – PepsiCo was upgraded by analysts at Exane BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/14/2026 – PepsiCo had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $172.00 to $170.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2026 – PepsiCo had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/27/2025 – PepsiCo was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/17/2025 – PepsiCo had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $165.00 to $170.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – PepsiCo had its price target raised by analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from $117.00 to $120.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 12/13/2025 – PepsiCo was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/10/2025 – PepsiCo had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $142.00 to $144.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/10/2025 – PepsiCo was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $164.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $151.00.
• 12/9/2025 – PepsiCo had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $172.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/9/2025 – PepsiCo had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $161.00 to $172.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2025 – PepsiCo had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $163.00 to $164.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 11/28/2025 – PepsiCo was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were given a dividend of $1.4225 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $5.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is currently 108.17%.

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.