PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP Stock Holdings Lessened by Bokf Na

Bokf Na lowered its stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 8.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 124,838 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,210 shares during the period. Bokf Na’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $17,917,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Providence First Trust Co raised its stake in PepsiCo by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 2,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the period. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in PepsiCo by 132.3% during the 4th quarter. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,530,000 after purchasing an additional 6,072 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its stake in PepsiCo by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 188,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,047,000 after purchasing an additional 2,031 shares during the period. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC raised its stake in PepsiCo by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 3,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, RNC Capital Management LLC raised its stake in PepsiCo by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. RNC Capital Management LLC now owns 418,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,069,000 after purchasing an additional 98,125 shares during the period. 73.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PepsiCo News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Competitive Q1 showing vs. Coca‑Cola — analysis notes PepsiCo leaned on snacks, international resilience and an “affordability reset” to revive North American volumes, widening a gap with Coca‑Cola and supporting revenue diversification. PepsiCo vs Coca-Cola: A Decade-Long Fight for Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: Productivity and cost savings seen as a hedge against inflation — Zacks highlights management’s multi-pronged productivity program (cost efficiencies, supply-chain optimization, disciplined overhead) that supports margins and EPS guidance. Can Productivity Savings Shield PepsiCo From Inflation Pressures?
• Positive Sentiment: New low‑carbon fertilizer attribute agreement with TalusAg — a sustainability/supply‑chain move that may reduce long‑term input‑cost and ESG risk; it’s PepsiCo’s first executed transaction of this type. PepsiCo and TalusAg Announce Low-carbon Ammonia Attribute Agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Brand and product innovation — Gatorade’s multi‑year “Body of Science” research and new product launches (Tostitos refrigerated dips, Pure Leaf Mental Focus sparkling teas, Quaker protein SKUs) support long‑term growth and portfolio expansion. Gatorade Unveils “Body of Science” PepsiCo Balances Human Rights Scrutiny With Health Focused Product Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships boosting adjacent categories — coverage on Celsius notes Pepsi partnerships (distribution/marketing) that help expand energy‑category exposure without heavy capex. This supports top‑line optionality. Will Celsius Holdings Stock Extend Its Earnings Beat Streak in Q1?
• Positive Sentiment: Investor income appeal — recent dividend‑focused writeups list PepsiCo among steady dividend names, supporting demand from income investors. 10 Years, Zero Regrets: The Dividend Stocks I Keep Buying
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail/market lists and “best consumer staples” features — inclusion in consumer‑staples roundups can provide marketing lift but usually has limited immediate price impact. Best Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader negative-themed roundup that mentions “unpopular stocks” — unless the piece singles out PepsiCo with fresh downgrades, these lists tend to have limited direct impact. 3 Unpopular Stocks We Keep Off Our Radar
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder proposal on human‑rights reporting — a governance/ESG proposal seeking more detailed effectiveness reporting is gaining attention ahead of the annual meeting; could raise compliance and disclosure expectations and pressure sentiment if voting outcomes are contentious. PepsiCo Balances Human Rights Scrutiny With Health Focused Product Expansion

PepsiCo Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ PEP opened at $155.04 on Wednesday. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 1-year low of $127.60 and a 1-year high of $171.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The company has a market capitalization of $211.90 billion, a PE ratio of 24.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.38. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $157.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $152.46.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $19.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.89 billion. PepsiCo had a net margin of 9.15% and a return on equity of 56.61%. PepsiCo’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.465-8.628 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PepsiCo declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, February 3rd that authorizes the company to buyback $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on PEP. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $165.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $165.00 to $163.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, PepsiCo currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.26.

PepsiCo 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.