At the time of writing, PepsiCo Inc [PEP] stock is trading at $166.95, down -0.68%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PEP shares have lost -1.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.32%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 05, 2024, when Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $209 from $199. Previously, Argus downgraded its rating to Hold on April 03, 2024. On March 18, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $190 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $195 on February 12, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $176 on December 19, 2023. Jefferies started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on November 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $203.
For the past year, the stock price of PepsiCo Inc fluctuated between $155.83 and $196.88. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $183.47 within the next 12 months. PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] shares were valued at $166.95 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.9% based on the average PEP price forecast.
Analyzing the PEP fundamentals
According to PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP], the company’s sales were 91.47B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.53% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.54% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.5 and Total Capital is 0.2. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.41.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 165.54 points at the first support level, and at 164.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 168.86, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 170.76.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP] has a current ratio of 0.85. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.68, and the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.51, the price to book ratio is 12.40 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Krishnan Ramkumar, CEO, PBNA, that happened on Mar 11 ’24 when 4563.0 shares were sold. CEO, AMESA & Intl Beverages, Willemsen Eugene completed a deal on Feb 23 ’24 to sell 7700.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice Chairman, EVP & CFO Johnston Hugh F sold 48388.0 shares on Nov 10 ’23.
