The price-to-earnings ratio for PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) is 26.37x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PEP is 0.54. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PEP is 1.37B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.26% of that float. On April 02, 2024, PEP’s average trading volume was 5.90M shares.
PEP) stock’s latest price update
PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP)’s stock price has decreased by -1.16 compared to its previous closing price of 175.01. However, the company has seen a 0.56% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. The Motley Fool reported 2024-03-31 that Coke’s stock underperformed the market this past year. Investors should consider owning the stock, despite its soft short-term growth outlook.
PEP’s Market Performance
PEP’s stock has risen by 0.56% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.62% and a quarterly rise of 2.12%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.02% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.23% for PepsiCo Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.01% for PEP’s stock, with a 0.09% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PEP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PEP stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for PEP by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for PEP in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $190 based on the research report published on March 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PEP reach a price target of $195, previously predicting the price at $180. The rating they have provided for PEP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 12th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to PEP, setting the target price at $176 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
PEP Trading at 2.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PEP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.02%, as shares surge +5.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.48% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEP rose by +0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $168.34. In addition, PepsiCo Inc saw 1.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PEP starting from Krishnan Ramkumar, who sale 4,563 shares at the price of $164.44 back on Mar 11 ’24. After this action, Krishnan Ramkumar now owns 59,573 shares of PepsiCo Inc, valued at $750,340 using the latest closing price.
Willemsen Eugene, the CEO, AMESA & Intl Beverages of PepsiCo Inc, sale 7,700 shares at $169.74 during a trade that took place back on Feb 23 ’24, which means that Willemsen Eugene is holding 16,715 shares at $1,306,999 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PEP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.54 for the gross margin
The net margin for PepsiCo Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 50.90, with 9.42 for asset returns.
Based on PepsiCo Inc (PEP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 17.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 17.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of PepsiCo Inc (PEP) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
