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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$131.24
+2.2%
$134.59
$123.47
▼
$171.48
$178.75B0.358.10 million shs2.57 million shs
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$44.87
+1.1%
$47.93
$38.39
▼
$51.68
$186.89B0.2627.22 million shs5.46 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
-0.69%+0.03%-5.25%-6.37%-15.07%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
+0.05%-4.14%-13.64%+1.98%+10.00%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$131.24
+2.2%
$134.59
$123.47
▼
$171.48
$178.75B0.358.10 million shs2.57 million shs
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$44.87
+1.1%
$47.93
$38.39
▼
$51.68
$186.89B0.2627.22 million shs5.46 million shs
7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever Portfolio Cover

A strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership.

This report names seven blue-chip stocks across technology, retail, consumer staples, healthcare, networking, sporting goods, and utilities that offer investors a mix of stability, income, growth, and staying power.

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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
-0.69%+0.03%-5.25%-6.37%-15.07%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
+0.05%-4.14%-13.64%+1.98%+10.00%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
2.29
Hold$145.5010.87% Upside
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
2.40
Hold$50.8013.22% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VZ and PEP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/12/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$133.00 ➝ $126.00
10/10/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Set Price Target$145.00
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Reiterated RatingMarket Perform
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Reiterated RatingHold$132.00
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Lower Price TargetOverweight$176.00 ➝ $140.00
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Reiterated RatingBuy
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Lower Price TargetNeutral$142.00 ➝ $135.00
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Lower Price TargetNeutral$138.00 ➝ $137.00
10/9/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Lower Price TargetOutperform$161.00 ➝ $157.00
10/9/2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
Lower Price TargetSector Outperform$51.50 ➝ $50.00
(Data available from 10/16/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$93.93B1.90$11.40 per share11.51$16.50 per share7.95
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$138.19B1.35$9.16 per share4.90$25.07 per share1.79
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$8.24B$7.9616.4815.073.8511.09%53.08%10.42%N/A
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$17.17B$3.8411.718.481.5111.64%19.48%5.07%10/26/2026 (Estimated)

Latest VZ and PEP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/26/2026Q3 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$1.27N/AN/AN/A$34.77 billionN/A
10/8/2026Q3 2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$2.29$2.34+$0.05$2.23$24.95 billion$25.27 billion
7/24/2026Q2 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$1.27$1.30+$0.03$0.92$35.16 billion$34.25 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$5.924.51%+6.93%74.37%54 Years
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$2.836.31%+1.95%73.70%20 Years

Latest VZ and PEP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/9/2026
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
quarterly$0.70756.78%10/9/202610/9/202611/2/2026
7/17/2026
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
quarterly$1.484.3%9/4/20269/4/20269/30/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
1.90
0.94
0.76
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
1.36
0.60
0.57

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
73.07%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
62.06%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
0.12%
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
306,0001.36 billion1.36 billionOptionable
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
89,9004.15 billion4.15 billionOptionable

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PepsiCo stock logo

PepsiCo NASDAQ:PEP

$131.24 +2.86 (+2.23%)
As of 11:34 AM Eastern
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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. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products, as well as distributes alcoholic beverages under Hard MTN Dew brand. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos, BaiCaoWei, Cheetos, Cap'n Crunch, Life, Pearl Milling Company, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Rice-A-Roni, Aquafina, Bubly, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Crush, Propel, Dr Pepper, Schweppes, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, Pepsi Max, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimyj Sad, Agusha, Chudo, Domik v Derevne, Lipton, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.

Verizon Communications stock logo

Verizon Communications NYSE:VZ

$44.87 +0.47 (+1.05%)
As of 11:34 AM Eastern
This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.