MN Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 3,594 Shares of PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

MN Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its position in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 38.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,672 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,594 shares during the period. MN Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $814,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 3.6% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 554,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,916,000 after purchasing an additional 19,218 shares during the last quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 622.3% in the fourth quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 35,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,110,000 after acquiring an additional 30,674 shares during the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 122.6% in the third quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 20,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,860,000 after acquiring an additional 11,217 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 19.3% in the third quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 252,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,451,000 after acquiring an additional 40,947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in PepsiCo by 96.5% in the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 40,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,671,000 after buying an additional 19,829 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PEP has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on PepsiCo from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Barclays increased their target price on PepsiCo from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on PepsiCo from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on PepsiCo from $172.00 to $178.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on PepsiCo from $165.00 to $163.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Eight 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $170.26.

PepsiCo Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $158.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.90. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $157.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $152.40. The firm has a market cap of $216.62 billion, a PE ratio of 24.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.40. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 52-week low of $127.60 and a 52-week high of $171.48.

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

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a $1.4225 dividend. This represents a $5.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 89.32%.

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

Key Headlines Impacting PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo deployed 50 electric delivery trucks in Fresno as part of a local fleet electrification push, supporting lower fuel & maintenance costs over time and improving ESG credentials that appeal to investors. Fresno PepsiCo
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is leading a renewable power pact with suppliers across Europe to decarbonize operations — a move that can lower long?term energy costs, reduce carbon-risk exposure and strengthen ESG scoring. PepsiCo renewable pact
• Positive Sentiment: Management outlined a 2026 growth plan focused on cost cuts and innovation, signaling margin improvement and revenue initiatives that support earnings growth expectations. Investors favor clear cost-discipline and product innovation. 2026 growth plan
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo plans to end its bottling/distribution partnership with Royal Unibrew (Denmark, Finland, Baltics) in 2028 — a structural change that could affect local margins and working capital as new arrangements are implemented. Impact depends on execution. Bottling shift in Northern Europe
• Neutral Sentiment: Tesla announced it is scaling Semi production. For PepsiCo this is mixed: wider availability of electric heavy trucks could lower fleet emissions/costs if PepsiCo adopts them, but Tesla’s ramp also increases competition for EV supply and logistics partners. Tesla Semi production
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo is being featured in trending-stock writeups (Zacks/Yahoo), which can increase retail attention and trading volume but don’t change fundamentals by themselves. Trending stock coverage
• Negative Sentiment: A new consumer lawsuit alleges ultraprocessed ingredients are addictive and targets Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo and others — renewed legal/regulatory risk that could increase litigation costs or pressure product reformulation. Ultraprocessed food lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Erste Group trimmed FY2026/2027 EPS estimates for PepsiCo slightly, reflecting modest downside to analyst forecasts — a small near-term negative to consensus earnings momentum. Erste Group estimate cuts

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.