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PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) closed the day trading at $145.66 up 1.51% from the previous closing price of $143.49. In other words, the price has increased by $1.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.23 million shares were traded. PEP stock price reached its highest trading level at $145.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $142.7.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PEP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.98.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on January 07, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $171.
On December 12, 2024, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $179 to $184.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $190 to $183.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 10 ’24 when Flavell David sold 6,628 shares for $179.86 per share. The transaction valued at 1,192,131 led to the insider holds 36,264 shares of the business.
Krishnan Ramkumar sold 5,620 shares of PEP for $1,000,360 on May 09 ’24. The CEO, PBNA now owns 53,953 shares after completing the transaction at $178.00 per share. On Mar 11 ’24, another insider, Krishnan Ramkumar, who serves as the CEO, PBNA of the company, sold 4,563 shares for $164.44 each. As a result, the insider received 750,340 and left with 59,573 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PEP now has a Market Capitalization of 199772700672 and an Enterprise Value of 243283787776. As of this moment, PepsiCo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.647 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.384.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEP is 0.54, which has changed by -0.17463332 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.208081 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEP has reached a high of $183.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $141.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.73%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PEP traded about 6.47M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PEP traded about 6579730 shares per day. A total of 1.37B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.37B. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.07% stake in the company. Shares short for PEP as of 1736899200 were 22059790 with a Short Ratio of 3.41, compared to 1734048000 on 20916137. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22059790 and a Short% of Float of 1.6099999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.79. The current Payout Ratio is 75.37% for PEP, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1733443200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-05-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
