Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for PepsiCo in a report issued on Tuesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for PepsiCo’s current full-year earnings is $8.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for PepsiCo’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.61 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.27 EPS.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 8th. The company reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.30 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $23.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.86 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 57.32% and a net margin of 10.18%. The company’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.25 earnings per share.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded PepsiCo to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. StockNews.com upgraded PepsiCo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. TD Cowen lowered PepsiCo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $190.00 to $183.00 in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on PepsiCo from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on PepsiCo from $185.00 to $183.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, PepsiCo currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $183.92.

PepsiCo Stock Performance

Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $171.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $236.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $173.87 and its 200-day moving average is $172.23. PepsiCo has a one year low of $158.03 and a one year high of $183.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

Institutional Trading of PepsiCo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its position in shares of PepsiCo by 3.6% in the first quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 3,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $693,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Norden Group LLC grew its position in shares of PepsiCo by 3,345.6% in the first quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 179,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,391,000 after purchasing an additional 174,171 shares during the last quarter. M&G Plc grew its position in shares of PepsiCo by 3.6% in the second quarter. M&G Plc now owns 426,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,334,000 after purchasing an additional 14,724 shares during the last quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora grew its position in shares of PepsiCo by 32.7% in the first quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 23,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,079,000 after purchasing an additional 5,737 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC grew its position in shares of PepsiCo by 1,320.5% in the first quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 33,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,850,000 after purchasing an additional 31,072 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

PepsiCo Company Profile

PepsiCo, Inc engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.