The stock of PepsiCo Inc (PEP) has gone down by -0.69% for the week, with a -2.25% drop in the past month and a 3.07% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.37%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.55% for PEP. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.87% for PEP’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.46% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) Right Now?
PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.66x compared to its average ratio. PEP has 36-month beta value of 0.54. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for PEP is 1.37B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.32% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PEP on September 30, 2024 was 5.45M shares.
PEP) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) has jumped by 0.18 compared to previous close of 169.69. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.69% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-09-29 that PepsiCo generates much more revenue than Coca-Cola, but their operating profits are similar. Coca-Cola has adjusted to changing consumer preferences along with the success of its legacy brands.
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 “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for PEP in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $185 based on the research report published on September 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.
DZ Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PEP reach a price target of $183. The rating they have provided for PEP stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on July 19th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to PEP, setting the target price at $190 in the report published on July 03rd of the current year.
PEP Trading at -2.13% 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 -7.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.37%, as shares sank -1.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEP fell by -0.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $174.91. In addition, PepsiCo Inc saw 0.09% 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 Flavell David, who sale 6,628 shares at the price of $179.86 back on May 10 ’24. After this action, Flavell David now owns 36,264 shares of PepsiCo Inc, valued at $1,192,131 using the latest closing price.
Krishnan Ramkumar, the CEO, PBNA of PepsiCo Inc, sale 5,620 shares at $178.00 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’24, which means that Krishnan Ramkumar is holding 53,953 shares at $1,000,360 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
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for PepsiCo Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 51.27, with 9.74 for asset returns.
Based on PepsiCo Inc (PEP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.7 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 16.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 17.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.92. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.83.
Conclusion
To put it simply, PepsiCo Inc (PEP) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
