At the time of writing, PepsiCo Inc [PEP] stock is trading at $153.88, down -0.20%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PEP shares have gain 1.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.40%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 07, 2025, when Piper Sandler initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $171. Previously, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy on December 12, 2024, and elevated its price target to $184. On October 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $183 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but stick to its price target of $185 on September 20, 2024. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but $183 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 19, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on July 03, 2024, and downed its price target to $190. In a note dated June 24, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $174 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of PepsiCo Inc fluctuated between $141.51 and $183.41. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $184.86 within the next 12 months. PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] shares were valued at $153.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.13% based on the average PEP price forecast.
Analyzing the PEP fundamentals
According to PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP], the company’s sales were 91.85B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.24% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.55% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.5 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.49.
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 152.63 points at the first support level, and at 151.37 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 155.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 156.59.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP] has a current ratio of 0.82. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.65, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.30, the price to book ratio is 11.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MARIE T GALLAGHER, Officer, that happened on Mar 04 ’25 when 25000.0 shares were purchased. CEO, North America, Williams Steven C completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to sell 17978.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec Flavell David sold 6906.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
