PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP Shares Purchased by Diversified Trust Co

Posted by George Bondi on Nov 14th, 2026

Diversified Trust Co grew its position in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP – Free Report) by 57.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 141,600 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,736 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $17,944,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 3.3% during the first quarter. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC grew its holdings in PepsiCo by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Centerpoint Advisors LLC now owns 1,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors grew its holdings in PepsiCo by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 3,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $521,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. 55 North Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in PepsiCo by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. 55 North Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in PepsiCo by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Core Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

PepsiCo Trading Up 2.2%

PepsiCo stock opened at $145.44 on Friday. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $123.47 and a 12-month high of $171.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $198.20 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.23 and a beta of 0.31. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $133.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $145.68.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 7th. The company reported $2.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $25.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.95 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 53.08% and a net margin of 11.09%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.29 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PepsiCo

In other news, Director Robert Pohlad purchased 184,646 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $128.28 per share, for a total transaction of $23,686,388.88. Following the transaction, the director owned 433,009 shares in the company, valued at $55,546,394.52. This trade represents a 74.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ramon Laguarta sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.13, for a total value of $4,053,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 491,645 shares in the company, valued at $66,435,988.85. This represents a 5.75% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays cut their target price on PepsiCo from $133.00 to $126.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Freedom Broker raised PepsiCo from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of PepsiCo from $159.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.28.

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PepsiCo, Inc. is a global food and beverage company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad range of products. Its portfolio includes snacks such as Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, as well as beverages including Pepsi, Gatorade and Mountain Dew. The company was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Its products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories through retail, food-service and other distribution channels. PepsiCo is headquartered in Purchase, New York.