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15:31
Jul 18
BarbarianCap Twitter Analyst
PEP noted as the sole XLP top-10 holding trading at the low end of its recent NTM PE range; contrasted against elevated peers.
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LOW
18:12
Jul 17
Stable dividend stock forming a technical triangle.
PepsiCo is forming a 4th wave technical triangle. It is a slow but very stable business with a solid 4.2% dividend yield and growing free cash flow, making it a good entry point for dividend investors.
PEP 1ST
MED
00:06
Jul 17
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money
Cramer compares the rotation into defensive consumer staples to the 2000 unwind, warning of more forced selling into quality stocks with low growth.
PEP
LOW
20:00
Jul 15
Peter Boockvar Chief Investment Officer, BFG Wealth Partners Wealthion
Consumer staples are undervalued and loved.
Consumer staple stocks have been thrown out, are now dirt cheap with generous dividend yields, and are seeing business stabilization. Kraft Heinz, with a new CEO and only one analyst buy rating, is a contrarian play. PepsiCo's international business is growing despite US consumer challenges. The sector offers attractive value and income as investors seek defensive areas.
PEP 1ST
HIGH
11:57
Jul 15
unusual_whales Options flow & market data platform
PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta reports that inflation is causing consumers to spend less on snacks and soda.
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10:58
Jul 10
FirstSquawk Newswire (@FirstSquawk)
Deutsche Bank lowers its price target on PepsiCo shares to 155 dollars from 168 dollars.
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03:04
Jul 10
FirstSquawk Newswire (@FirstSquawk)
PepsiCo warns of rising inflationary pressures for US consumers in a report from the Financial Times.
PEP
23:47
Jul 09
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
PepsiCo needs price cuts, stock overvalued.
PepsiCo's domestic snack sales are under pressure because rising gasoline prices are forcing lower-income consumers to cut back on $6 bags of chips. Walmart and other distributors are demanding price rollbacks. The only way to reverse the slide is drastic price cuts, but the company is reluctant. Until then, the stock is too high and faces a slow erosion of pricing.
PEP FLIP
HIGH
22:13
Jul 09
Bonnie Herzog Managing Director & Senior Consumer Analyst, Goldman Sachs Bloomberg Markets
Pepsi turnaround improving with innovation.
PepsiCo's North America turnaround is taking longer but management is confident in strategy; robust innovation pipeline, pricing actions and improved shelf space will ultimately drive volume acceleration and sustainable topline growth, supporting the Buy rating.
PEP 1ST
MED
20:39
Jul 09
SeekingAlpha Financial news & analysis platform
PepsiCo's mixed Q2 earnings beat revenue estimates but missed EPS by a penny, with margin pressure and a neutral Quant rating, making the tweet a factual earnings summary rather than a trade call.
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18:00
Jul 09
zerohedge Financial blog / news aggregator
PepsiCo reports tempered results and blames a slump in its US snack business on cash-strapped consumers.
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14:34
Jul 09
AlphaSense AI market intelligence platform
PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta discusses the impact of Iran war and gas prices on consumer behavior while reaffirming confidence in achieving the low end of long-term growth targets.
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12:49
Jul 09
Newsquawk Newswire (@Newsquawk)
Pre-market movers include AZN falling on trial failure, COST and PEP down on consumer weakness, LEVI on weak outlook, CBRS up on AI expansion, IBM and MSFT down on Starbucks AI development, ENVX and AZZ up on news, FCEL on Siemens deal, CRM downgraded, and PSKY downgraded to sell.
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12:29
Jul 09
FirstSquawk Newswire (@FirstSquawk)
PepsiCo CFO states that tariff refunds will help offset commodity costs for the company.
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12:14
Jul 09
ces921 Author, The Aletheia Narrative (Substack)
The author provides a detailed market brief highlighting dangerous concentration in mega-cap stocks, fading dealer gamma, geopolitical energy risks, and credit market signals without taking any explicit personal positions or forward calls.
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10:15
Jul 09
Bloomberg Newswire (@business)
PepsiCo's second-quarter organic sales growth narrowly missed estimates as lower prices cut into revenue for its North American snacks business.
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10:02
Jul 09
financialjuice Newswire (@financialjuice)
PepsiCo reported Q2 2026 core earnings per share of 2.20 dollars on revenue of 24.81 billion dollars, beating estimates on both metrics.
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10:01
Jul 09
FirstSquawk Newswire (@FirstSquawk)
PepsiCo reports second-quarter core earnings and revenue above estimates but operating profit slightly misses expectations.
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10:01
Jul 09
financialjuice Newswire (@financialjuice)
PepsiCo reports its second quarter 2026 earnings results according to the financial news wire.
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23:54
Jul 06
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
Rotation hit, high-yield entry point
PepsiCo reported a fantastic quarter, but the rotation knocked the stock back to pre-breakout levels, giving it a 4%+ dividend yield. CEO unsatisfied with flat stock makes it a great entry ahead of earnings.
PEP FLIP
HIGH
23:44
Jul 01
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
Structural headwinds make packaged food rallies ephemeral.
Packaged food companies face structural headwinds from GLP-1 drugs, rising costs, and shallow growth, making their recent rallies ephemeral.
PEP FLIP
HIGH
23:25
Jun 29
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
Buy PG and PEP for reliable dividends.
Dividend aristocrats like Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo have long histories of increasing dividends and are hard to go wrong with, making them great stocks for children.
PEP
MED
01:24
Jun 26
SeekingAlpha Financial news & analysis platform
Evercore ISI flags a potential Q2 earnings miss for PepsiCo with a $2.18 EPS estimate below consensus, but the tweet presents it as a research headline without an explicit author position.
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23:49
Apr 16
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
PepsiCo is winning with innovation.
PepsiCo's CEO has done a great job innovating (like smaller snack packages and Gatorade fast hydration), controlling costs, and navigating challenges. The company is winning market share and the stock rallied after a good quarter.
PEP
HIGH
20:12
Apr 16
Ken Shea Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence Bloomberg Markets
PepsiCo's beverage innovation drives top-line growth.
PepsiCo is successfully capitalizing on major beverage trends such as fiber, protein, energy, and advanced hydration through acquisitions like Poppy, partnerships with Celsius, reformulation of Muscle Milk, and growth of core products like Pepsi Zero, which are driving double-digit growth and confirming strong top-line performance in the recent quarter.
PEP 1ST
HIGH
10:04
Apr 16
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money
Go long PepsiCo as CEO Ramon Laguarta continues to drive operational outperformance and distance the company from its competitors.
PEP
MED
23:53
Apr 10
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
PepsiCo handles industry challenges effectively.
PepsiCo is the second-best packaged food company and has navigated challenges like GLP-1 drugs and healthy diets well, with a CEO who listens to the customer.
PEP
MED
18:34
Apr 01
contrariancurse Hyperscalers Trader
Cited as a cautionary example of inflationary input cost squeeze where pricing power fails; no explicit directional position taken by speaker.
PEP
MED
18:37
Mar 13
"Companies that would have exposure to a pressured consumer... risk of margin pressure from logistics costs... Spectrum, Newell Brands, Traeger, Kenvue, Smucker... Reynolds... exposure to the Middle East, like Pepsi, Mondelez, Coke and Procter and Gamble." (Nik Modi confirms: "Every one of my stocks is going to get impacted.") Rising energy and fertilizer costs squeeze consumer wallets while simultaneously increasing corporate logistics and production costs. Because consumer volumes are already lagging, these global packaged food and household goods companies cannot pass these new costs onto the consumer via price hikes, leading directly to margin compression. AVOID global consumer staples and packaged foods with high international logistics exposure, Middle East exposure, or limited pricing power. Energy and fertilizer prices could rapidly stabilize; companies might successfully implement aggressive cost-cutting measures to protect margins; investors may continue to blindly buy these names as a defensive safe haven regardless of fundamentals.
23:53
Mar 12
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money CNBC
"I don't want people selling good stocks because of short-term concerns. You get a 3.5% yield. You got CEO Ramon Laguarta who's doing a terrific job." High-quality, dividend-paying consumer staples are being unfairly dragged down by broad market panic. Their underlying business fundamentals and cash flows remain intact regardless of overseas conflicts. Long. It is a stable, best-in-class food and beverage play that pays you to wait out the macro volatility. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could structurally reduce long-term snack and beverage consumption.
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About PEP Analyst Coverage

Buzzberg tracks PEP (PepsiCo, Inc.) across 19 sources. 19 bullish vs 0 bearish calls from 26 analysts. Sentiment: predominantly bullish (43%). 44 total trade ideas tracked. Past 7 days: 2 bullish, 3 watch. Latest voices: BarbarianCap, Dmitry Solodin, Jim Cramer.