PepsiCo Inc [PEP] stock prices are up 0.69% to $149.67 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PEP shares have gain 1.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.21%, and not 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 March 18, 2025, when Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and also revised its price target to $156 from $168. Previously, Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold on March 12, 2025, and dropped its price target to $170. On January 07, 2025, Piper Sandler initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $171 on the stock. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $184 on December 12, 2024. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $183 on October 10, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on September 20, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $185. In a note dated July 19, 2024, DZ Bank downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $183.
The stock price of PepsiCo Inc [PEP] has been fluctuating between $141.51 and $183.41 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $176 within the next 12 months. PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] shares were valued at $149.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.59% based on the average PEP price forecast.
Analyzing the PEP fundamentals
The PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP] reported sales of 91.85B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -0.24%. 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 149.04 points at the first support level, and at 148.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 150.36, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 151.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP]’s Current Ratio is 0.82. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.65, while the Cash Ratio is 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.23, the price to book ratio is 11.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.54.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gallagher Marie T., SVP and Controller, that happened on Mar 04 ’25 when 25000.0 shares were sold. Officer, MARIE T GALLAGHER completed a deal on Mar 04 ’25 to buy 25000.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO, North America Williams Steven C sold 17978.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
