$1,160,000 of PEPSICO INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Issues related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchasing restrictions, generally and with regard to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334 Issues related to food labeling (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to sodium (generally, no specific legislation) Issues relating to nutrition (generally, no specific legislation) Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (Farm Bill), H.R.8467, including provisions related to commodities, biotechnology, nutrition (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), mandatory country-of-origin labeling, and citrus trust fund Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels (FDA Proposed Rule) Issues related to Dietary Guidelines for Americans (development of 2025 guidelines by U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) Issues related to implementation of the Farm Bill (P.L.115-334, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018), including provisions related to nutrition (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Global issues related to sweeteners (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to food and beverage ingredients (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to the "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) designation (generally, no specific legislation) Food and nutrition labeling (generally, and with regard to H.R. 1699/S. 809 (Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act)) Issues related to packaging and recycling (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to increasing the gross vehicle weight (GVW) limit for interstate trucks (generally, no specific legislation) International and domestic corporate tax reform (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to regenerative agriculture (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to Farm Bill reauthorization Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (Farm Bill), H.R.8467, including provisions related to agricultural conservation, title II Issues related to the USDA Climate Smart Commodities Program (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to renewable fuels (generally, no specific legislation) Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard as contained in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (generally, no specific legislation) Issues related to tariffs and trade sanctions, generally, and in regard to the Presidential Proclamations on steel and aluminum imports and the related Department of Commerce interim rule at 83 Fed. Reg. 12106. Issues related to tariffs and trade sanctions, generally Issues related to U.S. trade practices regulation (generally, no specific legislation or regulations) Issues related to US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (generally, no specific provisions) Issues related to portfolio transformation (generally, on specific legislation) Issues relating to Artificial Intelligence (generally, no specific legislation) Veterans issues (generally, no specific legislation)"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
PEP Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $PEP stock 16 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PEP stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT FRANKLIN sold up to $15,000 on 06/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 04/08 and 2 sales worth up to $100,000 on 05/15, 02/25.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 04/07 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 05/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/21.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAN NEWHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 04/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 04/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 04/01, 01/28.
- REPRESENTATIVE CAROL D. MILLER purchased up to $15,000 on 03/10.
- SENATOR TINA SMITH sold up to $250,000 on 02/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM R. KEATING purchased up to $15,000 on 02/05.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
PEP Insider Trading Activity
PEP insiders have traded $PEP stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PEP stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MARIE T. GALLAGHER (SVP and Controller) sold 25,000 shares for an estimated $3,988,780
- PAULA SANTILLI (CEO, Latin America Foods) sold 7,777 shares for an estimated $1,181,287
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
PEP Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,494 institutional investors add shares of PEP stock to their portfolio, and 1,702 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FUNDSMITH LLP removed 5,663,677 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $849,211,729
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 4,595,230 shares (+14.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $689,008,786
- GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 4,554,302 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $601,350,036
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 3,658,172 shares (+15.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $548,506,309
- KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC added 3,484,626 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $460,110,017
- AMUNDI removed 2,939,989 shares (-31.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $440,821,950
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 2,550,333 shares (-21.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $382,396,930
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
PEP Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $PEP in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 07/18/2025
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 04/25/2025
- Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/25/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for PEP, check out Quiver Quantitative's $PEP forecast page.
PEP Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PEP recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $PEP in the last 6 months, with a median target of $154.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Lauren Lieberman from Barclays set a target price of $144.0 on 07/21/2025
- Filippo Falorni from Citigroup set a target price of $168.0 on 07/18/2025
- Chris Carey from Wells Fargo set a target price of $154.0 on 07/18/2025
- Dara Mohsenian from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $165.0 on 07/18/2025
- Bryan Spillane from B of A Securities set a target price of $145.0 on 07/11/2025
- Andrea Teixeira from JP Morgan set a target price of $139.0 on 07/10/2025
- Nik Modi from RBC Capital set a target price of $148.0 on 06/24/2025
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