PepsiCo (PEP - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $137.30, moving -0.25% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.36%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.76%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the food and beverage company had lost 0.02% over the past month. This has lagged the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 3.55% and the S&P 500's gain of 6.9% in that time.
PEP will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.47, down 5.77% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $17.26 billion, up 0.41% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.34 per share and revenue of $68.31 billion, which would represent changes of -3.44% and +1.72%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for PEP. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. PEP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, PEP is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 25.76. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 22.68, so we one might conclude that PEP is trading at a premium comparatively.
Investors should also note that PEP has a PEG ratio of 4.6 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 4.6 as of yesterday's close.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 188, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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PepsiCo (PEP - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $137.30, moving -0.25% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.36%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.76%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the food and beverage company had lost 0.02% over the past month. This has lagged the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 3.55% and the S&P 500's gain of 6.9% in that time.
PEP will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.47, down 5.77% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $17.26 billion, up 0.41% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.34 per share and revenue of $68.31 billion, which would represent changes of -3.44% and +1.72%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for PEP. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. PEP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, PEP is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 25.76. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 22.68, so we one might conclude that PEP is trading at a premium comparatively.
Investors should also note that PEP has a PEG ratio of 4.6 right now. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 4.6 as of yesterday's close.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 188, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow PEP in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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