Blue Chip Partners LLC Has $13.28 Million Stock Position in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Blue Chip Partners LLC boosted its holdings in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 5.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 85,497 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,776 shares during the quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $13,277,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Capital Wealth Management LLC grew its position in PepsiCo by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. Royal Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $964,000 after acquiring an additional 558 shares during the last quarter. Delta Global Management LP grew its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 50.8% during the first quarter. Delta Global Management LP now owns 223,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,741,000 after purchasing an additional 75,315 shares during the last quarter. Cypress Capital Group increased its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 6.2% in the first quarter. Cypress Capital Group now owns 11,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,718,000 after buying an additional 649 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its holdings in PepsiCo by 15.9% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 136,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,155,000 after buying an additional 18,729 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Diest Capital LLC acquired a new stake in PepsiCo during the 1st quarter worth approximately $416,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors bought an unusually large number of PepsiCo call options, with call volume running about 70% above average, signaling bullish trading activity and expectations for upside.
• Positive Sentiment: News that Quaker Oats plans a major expansion at PepsiCo’s North Texas facility could be viewed as a long-term growth and capacity positive. PepsiCo’s Quaker Oats plans major expansion at its North Texas facility
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo is still trading near the lower end of its 52-week range, which reflects recent weakness, but also leaves room for a rebound if sentiment improves.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed multiple PepsiCo earnings estimates, including FY2026, FY2027, FY2028 and several quarterly forecasts, which may pressure the stock by reinforcing concerns about earnings momentum.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that PepsiCo will cease warehouse operations at an Oklahoma production site may raise concerns about restructuring or operational disruption. PepsiCo to cease warehouse operations at Oklahoma production site
• Negative Sentiment: One Seeking Alpha article argued PepsiCo should be downgraded to “Sell,” reflecting continued skepticism about the stock’s near-term return potential. PepsiCo: ‘Upgrading’ From Strong Sell To Sell, But I Still Expect Frozen Returns

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on PEP. Evercore set a $150.00 target price on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, July 9th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $195.00 to $183.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of PepsiCo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. Piper Sandler set a $176.00 price objective on PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on PepsiCo from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 10th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PepsiCo currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $157.90.

PepsiCo Stock Performance

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $136.64 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $142.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $151.01. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 1-year low of $133.73 and a 1-year high of $171.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The company has a market cap of $186.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.91, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.36.

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

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $1.48 dividend. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. PepsiCo’s payout ratio is 77.59%.

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.