FY2025 EPS Estimates for PepsiCo Boosted by Zacks Research

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for PepsiCo in a research report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $8.11 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $8.02. The consensus estimate for PepsiCo’s current full-year earnings is $8.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PepsiCo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.13 EPS.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 9th. The company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.26 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $23.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.91 billion. PepsiCo had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 57.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.31 EPS. PepsiCo has set its FY 2025 guidance at 8.120-8.120 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on PepsiCo from $150.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on PepsiCo from $157.00 to $151.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $168.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $146.00 to $145.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $140.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $156.95.

PepsiCo Stock Performance

Shares of PEP stock opened at $151.51 on Friday. 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 capitalization of $207.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.46. PepsiCo has a one year low of $127.60 and a one year high of $174.00. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $145.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $139.54.

Institutional Trading of PepsiCo

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in PepsiCo by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 136,936,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,081,034,000 after buying an additional 1,761,785 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 1.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 58,419,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,713,757,000 after acquiring an additional 920,045 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 0.3% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 32,675,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,301,240,000 after acquiring an additional 86,695 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in PepsiCo by 9.7% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 29,031,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,833,406,000 after purchasing an additional 2,556,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in PepsiCo in the second quarter worth approximately $2,330,594,000. 73.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.