PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.038-8.038 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.882. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on PEP. Evercore ISI set a $140.00 target price on PepsiCo in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays decreased their price target on PepsiCo from $135.00 to $132.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America dropped their target price on PepsiCo from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Citigroup dropped their target price on PepsiCo from $170.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.00.

PepsiCo Trading Up 7.5%

PEP opened at $145.44 on Friday. PepsiCo has a 12 month low of $127.60 and a 12 month high of $180.91. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $131.97 and a 200 day moving average of $141.24. The firm has a market cap of $199.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.39, a P/E/G ratio of 4.23 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.13.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $22.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.28 billion. PepsiCo had a net margin of 10.24% and a return on equity of 58.28%. PepsiCo’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.28 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that PepsiCo will post 8.3 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th were issued a $1.4225 dividend. This represents a $5.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.91%. This is a positive change from PepsiCo’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is presently 83.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in PepsiCo stock. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $251,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.