Earnings beat with caveats: PepsiCo reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter revenue, yet shares slipped as executives highlighted softening demand in North America amid cautious consumer spending.
Broader sector concerns: Market observers noted similar pressures across consumer staples, with rising costs and shifting habits weighing on margins and prompting questions about sustained volume growth.
Analyst targets in focus: Discussions centered on whether recent price action aligns with long-term projections, as some participants referenced elevated price targets amid signs of economic caution.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
PepsiCo Insider Trading Activity
PepsiCo insiders have traded $PEP stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PEP stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- RAMON LAGUARTA (Chairman and CEO) sold 27,945 shares for an estimated $4,677,610
- EUGENE WILLEMSEN (CEO, International Beverages) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,500 shares for an estimated $1,068,923.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
PepsiCo Revenue
PepsiCo had revenues of $19.4B in Q1 2026. This is an increase of 8.5% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track PEP financials on Quiver Quantitative's PEP stock page.
You can access data on PEP stock through the Quiver Quantitative API.
PepsiCo Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $PEP stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PEP stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 03/30, 02/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. sold up to $50,000 on 03/26.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 02/05.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
PepsiCo Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,470 institutional investors add shares of PepsiCo stock to their portfolio, and 1,539 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 48,909,729 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $7,558,020,422
- ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added 4,445,089 shares (+384.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $686,899,603
- DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. added 3,564,348 shares (+16146.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $550,798,696
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. added 3,362,794 shares (+952.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $455,322,307
- SANDERS CAPITAL, LLC removed 2,471,840 shares (-58.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $381,973,435
- POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 2,356,811 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $364,198,003
- CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM removed 2,132,310 shares (-39.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $329,505,864
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
PepsiCo Government Contracts
We have seen $1,701,830 of award payments to $PEP over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- CARBONATED AND NON CARBONATED BEVERAGE: $27,526
- CARBONATED AND NON CARBONATED BEVERAGE CALL #3: $16,997
- 4569532379!BEV BASE, COLA, SF,: $14,021
- 4571009271!GATORADE FRUIT PUNCH, 3 GL BIB, SODA: $9,158
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.
PepsiCo Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PEP recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $PEP in the last 6 months, with a median target of $169.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Kevin Grundy from BNP Paribas set a target price of $183.0 on 07/08/2026
- Lauren Lieberman from Barclays set a target price of $144.0 on 07/02/2026
- Peter Grom from UBS set a target price of $172.0 on 07/02/2026
- Andrea Teixeira from JP Morgan set a target price of $170.0 on 07/01/2026
- Bryan Spillane from B of A Securities set a target price of $164.0 on 06/25/2026
- Filippo Falorni from Citigroup set a target price of $170.0 on 06/25/2026
- Steve Powers from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $168.0 on 06/18/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
