PepsiCo (PEP) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know

PepsiCo (PEP) ended the recent trading session at $139.52, demonstrating a -1.93% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.01%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.46%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the food and beverage company had lost 3.7% lagged the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.12% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.4%.The upcoming earnings release of PepsiCo will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on July 9, 2026. On that day, PepsiCo is projected to report earnings of $2.19 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 3.3%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $23.85 billion, up 4.95% from the year-ago period. For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $8.63 per share and a revenue of $98.71 billion, demonstrating changes of +6.02% and +5.1%, respectively, from the preceding year. It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for PepsiCo. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability. Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system. The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.04% lower. PepsiCo is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Valuation is also important, so investors should note that PepsiCo has a Forward P/E ratio of 16.5 right now. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 19.08 for its industry. We can additionally observe that PEP currently boasts a PEG ratio of 2.83. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.13 as of yesterday's close. The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 78, putting it in the top 32% 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. Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions. Research Chief 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.This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks