Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Cuts Stock Position in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lessened its stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEPFree Report) by 8.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,025,027 shares of the company’s stock after selling 380,932 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $577,672,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 59,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,031,000 after acquiring an additional 6,574 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the first quarter valued at about $251,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 138.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $862,000 after acquiring an additional 3,790 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 10.1% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 38,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,039,000 after acquiring an additional 3,502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 45.5% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 536,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,789,000 after acquiring an additional 167,707 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

PepsiCo Trading Up 0.4%

PepsiCo stock opened at $144.27 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 12 month low of $127.60 and a 12 month high of $171.48. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $151.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $152.37. The firm has a market cap of $197.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.35.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEPGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $19.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.89 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 56.61% and a net margin of 9.15%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. Analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.63 earnings per share for the current year.

PepsiCo Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $1.48 per share. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This is a positive change from PepsiCo’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.42. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is currently 92.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on PEP shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $172.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on PepsiCo from $165.00 to $163.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on PepsiCo from $169.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on PepsiCo from $181.00 to $178.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $167.35.

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PepsiCo Profile

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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.

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