PEP Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Pepsico | NASDAQ:PEP)

PepsiCo is a global leader in snacks and beverages, owning well-known household brands including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Lay's, Cheetos, and Doritos, among others. The company dominates the global savory snacks market and also ranks as the second-largest beverage provider in the world (behind Coca-Cola) with diversified exposure to carbonated soft drinks, or CSD, as well as water, sports, and energy drink offerings. Convenience foods account for approximately 55% of its total revenue, with beverages making up the rest. Pepsi owns the bulk of its manufacturing and distribution capacity in the US and overseas. International markets make up 40% of total sales and one third of operating profits.

Pepsico trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol PEP.

As of December 24, 2024, PEP stock price climbed to $152.81 with 3,019,262 million shares trading.

PEP has a beta of 0.05, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. PEP has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.

PEP has a market cap of $209.65 billion. This is considered a Mega Cap stock.

Last quarter Pepsico reported $23 billion in Revenue and $2.31 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-501 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.02.

In the last 3 years, PEP traded as high as $196.88 and as low as $149.71.

The top ETF exchange traded funds that PEP belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, QQQ, SPY, SCHD.

PEP has underperformed the market in the last year with a price return of -5.7% while the SPY ETF gained +28.4%. PEP has also underperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning -10.4% and -4.2%, respectively, while the SPY returned +5.9% and -0.2%, respectively.

PEP support price is $149.43 and resistance is $153.15 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that PEP shares will trade within this expected range on the day.