At the time of writing, PepsiCo Inc [PEP] stock is trading at $147.66, up 0.92%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PEP shares have gain 4.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.61%, 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 January 16, 2026, when BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $179 for it. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on December 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $164. On October 21, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $167 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $155 on April 15, 2025. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $156 on March 18, 2025. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on March 12, 2025, and downed its price target to $170. In a note dated January 07, 2025, Piper Sandler initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $171 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of PepsiCo Inc fluctuated between $127.60 and $160.15. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $161.57 within the next 12 months. PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ: PEP] shares were valued at $147.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.42% based on the average PEP price forecast.
Analyzing the PEP fundamentals
According to PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP], the company’s sales were 92.36B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.65% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.54% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.39 and Total Capital is 0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.62.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PepsiCo Inc [NASDAQ:PEP] has a current ratio of 0.91. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.72, and the Cash Ratio is 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.19, the price to book ratio is 10.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.09.
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.
