PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP Shares Sold by Moody National Bank Trust Division

Moody National Bank Trust Division trimmed its holdings in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 21.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,434 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,126 shares during the quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $2,215,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Professional Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Professional Advisory Services Inc. now owns 194,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,874,000 after acquiring an additional 8,285 shares in the last quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in PepsiCo by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 139,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,949,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. grew its position in PepsiCo by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 2,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in PepsiCo by 48.7% during the 4th quarter. Thrive Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $638,000 after purchasing an additional 1,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pensionfund Sabic purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo in the fourth quarter worth $2,311,000. 73.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is expanding AI across its China operations (farming, manufacturing, distribution), a move investors view as a potential efficiency and margin tailwind; the announcement helped lift the stock in premarket trading. PepsiCo (PEP) Stock Gains 1.8% on China AI Expansion Announcement
• Positive Sentiment: The company is using commodity hedges to mitigate geopolitical and input-cost volatility, which should help protect margins if costs spike. PepsiCo mitigates geopolitical pressures by hedging commodities
• Positive Sentiment: New product innovation (e.g., the protein Doritos rollout) supports growth/brand momentum in snacking, a strategic positive for long-term category share. How PepsiCo designed its new protein Doritos to look and taste like the real thing
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple short-interest data entries show a reported jump but list “0 shares” and NaN changes — appears to be erroneous or a data-feed issue, so this is unlikely to meaningfully affect the stock today.
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo Foundation / community engagement programs (SUNY Westchester) are positive PR but are unlikely to move the stock materially near term. SUNY Westchester Community College and the PepsiCo Foundation Highlight Student Pathways to Career Success
• Negative Sentiment: Sector pressure: Coca‑Cola commentary about 2026 margin pressure and pricing normalization raises concerns that beverage peers, including PepsiCo, may face similar headwinds on pricing and volume recovery. Coca-Cola Faces Margin Pressure: Can Pricing Power Hold?
• Negative Sentiment: Consumer backlash risk: reports that PepsiCo Foods may discontinue >20 snack SKUs have sparked negative online reaction; if true, product cuts or supply moves could create short-term brand/headline risk. Major food company might discontinue over 20 snacks: ‘Gonna start a war’

PepsiCo Price Performance

PepsiCo stock opened at $150.59 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $158.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $149.96. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $127.60 and a 12-month high of $171.48. The stock has a market cap of $205.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.10, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.39.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.24 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $29.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.96 billion. PepsiCo had a net margin of 8.77% and a return on equity of 57.92%. PepsiCo’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.96 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current year.

PepsiCo announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, February 3rd that authorizes the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a $1.4225 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $5.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. PepsiCo’s payout ratio is currently 94.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on PEP shares. Argus raised PepsiCo to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on PepsiCo from $172.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $170.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $156.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $169.00.

PepsiCo Company Profile

PepsiCo, Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) is a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York. The company develops, manufactures, markets and sells a broad portfolio of branded food and beverage products, including carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, salty snacks, cereals, and other convenient foods. Its leading consumer brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, among others.

Formed through the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, PepsiCo has grown into a global business with integrated manufacturing, distribution and marketing operations.