PEP
PepsiCoDNasdaq / Food Beverage & Tobacco
Last Price
At close
2026-07-20
Current thesis
Sustained pricing, successful premium launches, and productivity gains drive margin expansion and push the stock toward the upper end of analyst ranges; execution and sustained pricing are required to realize this upside.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -4.4.
What can break
Persistent input-cost inflation (commodities, packaging)
Momentum
23
Value
50
Sentiment
64
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $162.36 · Bull $190.00 · Bear $140.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-20 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-04 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-20
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-20
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $154.80
Why
Momentum23 · Δ7d -4.3
Value50 · Δ7d +0.1
Sentiment64 · Δ7d -4.4
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
23
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.3
Δ21d
-2.1
Value
50
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.1
Δ21d
+0.1
Sentiment
64
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.4
Δ21d
+1.6
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 22.6 / Value 50.0 / Sentiment 64.4
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$184.89B
Beta
0.41
Shares Out
1.36B
P/E (TTM)
26.6
P/S (TTM)
2.07
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
165.80
Rev YoY
+8.5%
EPS YoY
+27.3%
Gross Margin
+54.2%
Op Margin
+10.7%
Net Debt
$43.5B
Current Ratio
0.90
As of 2026-07-20 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology