Procyon Advisors LLC Acquires 12,974 Shares of PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Procyon Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 61.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,250 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,974 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $4,916,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in PepsiCo by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Three Bridge Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. lifted its position in PepsiCo by 3.2% during the third quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 2,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Hudock Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Hudock Inc. now owns 7,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Delta Asset Management LLC TN grew its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 0.6% in the third quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,545,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in PepsiCo by 2.8% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $156.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $148.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup upped their price target on PepsiCo from $170.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. HSBC lifted their price objective on PepsiCo from $152.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, PepsiCo currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $169.00.

Trending Headlines about PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo announced it met two key 2025 water goals early under its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) program — 100% water replenishment and adoption of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard at company‑owned sites in high water‑risk areas. This reduces regulatory and reputational risk and supports ESG-focused investor demand. PepsiCo Hits Dual Water Milestones
• Positive Sentiment: Pepsi unveiled “Pepsi Football Nation,” a global marketing platform aimed at extending brand engagement beyond match time — a consumer-facing push that can drive short-term promo lift and long-term brand equity. Pepsi® Global Unveils Pepsi Football Nation
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo Foods is entering a new snack category with a product launch, expanding its snack portfolio and revenue diversification outside beverages. New SKUs and category expansion can accelerate growth if distribution and margins track plan. PepsiCo Foods Is Entering an All-New Snack Category
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo was named exclusive beverage supplier for Venu Holding’s expanding Sunset Amphitheater network — a new out‑of‑home distribution channel that partially offsets recent losses in other sponsorships and extends experiential sales. PepsiCo Leans On Sunset Amphitheaters To Extend Live Event Reach
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo India is scaling green logistics through a new EV corridor and fleet electrification, which can lower fuel costs and carbon footprint over time in a large market. PepsiCo India scales green logistics with new EV corridor
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is advancing product reformulation and a functional‑protein strategy to compete in higher‑growth, health‑oriented segments — a product R&D move that supports margin and premiumization over time. ‘Not all proteins are created equal’
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party brands (notably Celsius) continue to expand distribution with PepsiCo in North America and overseas, bolstering PepsiCo’s energy/functional beverage mix and category exposure. This is a potential incremental revenue stream if distribution scales. Global Demand for This Consumer Staples Stock May Be About To Soar
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry funding for food startups has cooled; PepsiCo still views startups as “critical” for innovation, but slower VC activity could slow external product pipeline opportunities or change deal economics. After funding collapse, what’s next for food startups?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Celsius’ brand growth (CEO interview) underscores partner brands’ momentum but is indirect to PepsiCo’s core P&L; relevant mainly to beverage distribution strategy. Celsius CEO talks energy drink brand’s growth

PepsiCo Price Performance

PEP stock opened at $150.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.85. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $158.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $149.89. PepsiCo, Inc. has a one year low of $127.60 and a one year high of $171.48. The company has a market capitalization of $205.05 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.39.

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

PepsiCo declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, February 3rd that allows the company to buyback $10.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 4.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.4225 per share. This represents a $5.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is 94.83%.

About PepsiCo

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.