Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Has $9.98 Million Stake in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. reduced its position in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,515 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,044 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $9,977,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 1.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 59,499,819 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,356,155,000 after buying an additional 1,079,970 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of PepsiCo by 7.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,617,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,912,476,000 after acquiring an additional 958,701 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 8,902,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,250,290,000 after acquiring an additional 118,286 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in PepsiCo by 30.0% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 8,641,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,207,230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,995,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in PepsiCo by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 8,112,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,139,255,000 after purchasing an additional 155,636 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PEP has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Friday, January 9th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on PepsiCo from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. HSBC increased their price target on PepsiCo from $152.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on PepsiCo from $156.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $152.00 to $165.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. 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, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $169.00.

PepsiCo Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PEP opened at $157.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $214.62 billion, a PE ratio of 26.17, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $159.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $150.59. PepsiCo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $127.60 and a twelve month high of $171.48.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.02. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 57.92% and a net margin of 8.77%.The company had revenue of $29.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.96 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.96 earnings per share. PepsiCo’s revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.3 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $1.4225 per share. This represents a $5.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. PepsiCo’s payout ratio is presently 94.83%.

PepsiCo announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, February 3rd that authorizes the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Stories Impacting PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New product excitement: PepsiCo rolled out a highly anticipated soda flavor that has generated strong consumer buzz and social-media reaction, which can boost short-term retail demand and brand engagement. PepsiCo Just Dropped a Highly Anticipated Soda Flavor—and Fans Are ‘Screaming’ With Excitement
• Positive Sentiment: Brand refresh / marketing lift: PepsiCo began a Tostitos packaging and brand refresh — a low-capex way to refresh shelf appeal and support snack sales, especially ahead of seasonal demand. PepsiCo Begins Tostitos Brand Refresh, Introduces Updated Packaging
• Positive Sentiment: Income appeal remains intact: Coverage highlighting PepsiCo as one of three consistent dividend payers reinforces its defensive income profile for yield-seeking investors. That support can underwrite multiple expansions vs peers. 3 Consistent Dividend Payers Outperforming in 2026: VZ, PEP, MO
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate reputation / leadership signal: A Fortune podcast feature highlighted PepsiCo as a “leadership factory” (ex-employee success stories), which supports long-term talent/operational strength but is more qualitative than immediately price-driving. 12 Fortune 500 CEOs worked for Pepsi. Delta’s Ed Bastian explains why it’s a leadership factory
• Neutral Sentiment: Emerging market commentary: A PepsiCo exec highlighted China’s dynamic consumer market — positive for growth narrative but not an immediate catalyst. PepsiCo executive highlights China’s dynamic consumer market
• Neutral Sentiment: Regional bottler news: PepsiCo bottler Varun Beverages set a record date for its final dividend — relevant to regional franchise economics but indirect for PEP shares. PepsiCo bottler Varun Beverages final dividend: Record date announced
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst trim / industry pressure: Deutsche Bank cut its PepsiCo price target (from $176 to $169) and warned of mounting industry pressures — a reminder that margin and volume dynamics could limit upside and may weigh on sentiment despite a Buy rating. Deutsche Bank Sees Mounting Industry Pressures, Trims PepsiCo (PEP) Target

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.