Michael Brady & Co. LLC Invests $499,000 in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP

Michael Brady & Co. LLC purchased a new position in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $499,000. PepsiCo comprises approximately 0.5% of Michael Brady & Co. LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JCIC Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in PepsiCo during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. MH & Associates Securities Management Corp ADV bought a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of PepsiCo in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 667.7% in the third quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Key PepsiCo News

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results and innovation-driven growth — PepsiCo reported an earnings beat and cited innovation and organic growth momentum that underpin revenue strength and the company’s FY guidance trajectory. PepsiCo’s innovations propel Q1 2026 earnings beat and organic growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment improving — several firms have raised price targets on PEP in recent coverage, supporting upside expectations from the sell-side. PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Price Target Raised to $176.00
• Positive Sentiment: Operational stance: North America “playing offense” — management is leaning into growth initiatives in foods and snacks to capture volume as consumer spending patterns shift. PepsiCo Foods North America ‘to play offense’
• Neutral Sentiment: Market/valuation checks — commentary assessing whether recent share strength already prices in PepsiCo’s advantages; useful for position sizing but not an immediate catalyst. Is PepsiCo (PEP) Still Attractive After Recent Share Price Strength?
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry analysis — WSJ examines PepsiCo’s approach and whether rivals can replicate its results; useful context but not an immediate stock-moving item. A Little Pressure Helped Pepsi. Can the Rest of the Food Industry Follow?
• Negative Sentiment: Termination of regional licensing tie-up — Royal Unibrew said it will end its PepsiCo partnership in Northern Europe when current licenses expire, which could reduce regional distribution/royalty income or force PepsiCo to re-establish local routes. Royal Unibrew and PepsiCo to end the partnership in Northern Europe upon expiry of current license agreements
• Negative Sentiment: Legal exposure — GURU Organic Energy filed a $15M lawsuit accusing PepsiCo of breaching a distribution agreement and misusing confidential product information, adding potential litigation risk and distraction. GURU Organic Energy Files $15 Million Lawsuit Against Pepsi for Breach of Distribution Agreement & Misuse of Confidential Product Information

PepsiCo Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PEP opened at $156.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $214.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.65, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $159.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $151.82. PepsiCo, Inc. has a one year low of $127.60 and a one year high of $171.48. 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 (NASDAQ:PEP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The company reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.06. PepsiCo had a net margin of 9.15% and a return on equity of 56.61%. The business had revenue of $19.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.465-8.628 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.62 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, February 3rd that permits the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 4.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

PepsiCo Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $1.4225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $5.69 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is presently 89.32%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PEP has been the topic of several research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on PepsiCo from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. HSBC upped their target price on PepsiCo from $175.00 to $176.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on PepsiCo from $191.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group cut their target price on PepsiCo from $190.00 to $186.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on PepsiCo from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $170.26.

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.