Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report) by 100.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 71,898 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 36,079 shares during the quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC's holdings in PepsiCo were worth $10,781,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of PepsiCo by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 59,392 shares of the company's stock worth $9,031,000 after buying an additional 6,574 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 470,387 shares of the company's stock worth $71,527,000 after purchasing an additional 11,538 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC lifted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 333.6% in the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 14,408 shares of the company's stock worth $2,191,000 after purchasing an additional 11,085 shares during the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 10,038 shares of the company's stock worth $1,526,000 after purchasing an additional 1,781 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sierra Summit Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC now owns 2,718 shares of the company's stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts recently issued reports on PEP shares. UBS Group cut their price target on PepsiCo from $175.00 to $169.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Bank of America cut their target price on PepsiCo from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Barclays boosted their price objective on PepsiCo from $132.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on PepsiCo from $153.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PepsiCo currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $158.73.
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PepsiCo Stock Performance
Shares of PEP stock opened at $139.56 on Tuesday. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 1-year low of $127.60 and a 1-year high of $180.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12. The company has a market capitalization of $191.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.42, a P/E/G ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 0.45. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $134.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $140.77.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $22.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.28 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 57.81% and a net margin of 8.23%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.28 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
PepsiCo Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.4225 per share. This represents a $5.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. PepsiCo's dividend payout ratio is 103.64%.
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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.
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