Proficio Capital Partners LLC Takes Position in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 5,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $787,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Evergreen Advisors LLC purchased a new position in PepsiCo during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of PepsiCo in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Atlatl Advisers LLC purchased a new position in PepsiCo during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PepsiCo

In related news, EVP David Flavell sold 2,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.54, for a total transaction of $404,666.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 74,825 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,441,080.50. This trade represents a 3.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Key PepsiCo News

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: International momentum, a potential large share buyback, and a portfolio overhaul could provide catalysts for PepsiCo in 2027, particularly as the company’s valuation has lagged some consumer-staples peers. Prediction: Pepsi Stock Could Surprise Wall Street in 2027
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo signed a multimillion-dollar partnership making its brands the official soft-drink portfolio of Arizona Athletic Grounds through 2033, supporting brand visibility and long-term commercial relationships. Arizona Athletic Grounds Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Management continues to reiterate its revenue-growth targets, reinforcing confidence in the company’s dividend, cash-generation profile, and ability to navigate current pressure. PepsiCo Management Reiterates Revenue Growth Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo is transferring its global media account from Omnicom’s OMD to Publicis. The change may improve marketing effectiveness as consumer preferences and advertising technology evolve, but it also signals a significant transformation effort rather than an immediate earnings catalyst. PepsiCo Hands Global Media to Publicis
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America reaffirmed a Hold rating and a $152 price target, citing international strength that offsets weakness in PepsiCo Foods North America. The target implies potential upside from recent levels, but the unchanged rating reflects limited conviction. PepsiCo Neutral Rating Reaffirmed
• Negative Sentiment: Soft North American demand, especially as consumers move away from processed snacks, remains the clearest near-term concern. PepsiCo is responding by emphasizing fresh-food innovation and portfolio adjustments, but these changes may take time to improve sales trends. PepsiCo Puts Fresh Foods in Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Damage to a Ukrainian production facility and continued demand softness add operational and geopolitical risk, potentially pressuring near-term results and investor sentiment. PepsiCo Faces Ukraine Damage and Soft Demand
• Negative Sentiment: PepsiCo is reportedly ending obesity-related GLP-1 medication coverage for some employees, prompting criticism from the Obesity Action Coalition and creating potential reputational and employee-relations risks. OAC Calls on PepsiCo to Keep Obesity Treatment Coverage

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on PEP shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $155.00 price target on PepsiCo in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on PepsiCo from $130.00 to $132.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Evercore set a $150.00 target price on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Bank of America cut their price objective on PepsiCo from $173.00 to $164.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on PepsiCo from $138.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $157.90.

PepsiCo Price Performance

PEP stock opened at $140.02 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $139.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $148.63. PepsiCo, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $133.73 and a fifty-two week high of $171.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market cap of $191.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.35, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.35.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 9th. The company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.19 by $0.01. PepsiCo had a net margin of 10.78% and a return on equity of 54.63%. The firm had revenue of $24.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.95 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.92 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.550-8.710 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is currently 77.59%.

About PepsiCo

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.