PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 8.120-8.120 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 8.110. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on PEP shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Piper Sandler set a $172.00 price objective on shares of PepsiCo in a research note on Tuesday. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $152.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 6th. UBS Group cut their price target on PepsiCo from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on PepsiCo from $157.00 to $151.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $157.50.

PepsiCo Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PEP traded down $0.97 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $144.66. The stock had a trading volume of 2,577,246 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,130,696. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market cap of $197.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.51, a PEG ratio of 4.97 and a beta of 0.42. PepsiCo has a twelve month low of $127.60 and a twelve month high of $160.51. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.86.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 8th. The company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $23.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.91 billion. PepsiCo had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 57.58%. PepsiCo’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.31 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that PepsiCo will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current year.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be paid a $1.4225 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $5.69 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. PepsiCo’s payout ratio is 108.17%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PepsiCo

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in PepsiCo during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Binnacle Investments Inc raised its position in shares of PepsiCo by 33.2% in the second quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of PepsiCo in the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in PepsiCo during the third quarter worth approximately $67,000. Finally, WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new position in PepsiCo in the 2nd quarter valued at $75,000. 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.