--- title: "KBC Group NV Has $92.79 Million Stock Holdings in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296677880.md" description: "KBC Group NV increased its stake in PepsiCo by 11.3% in Q2, holding $92.79 million worth of shares. Other institutions like Vanguard and State Street also boosted their positions. PepsiCo reported strong Q2 earnings of $2.20 EPS, beating estimates, with revenue up 6.4%. The company announced a $1.48 quarterly dividend. Analysts recently adjusted price targets, with RBC, Wells Fargo, and Jefferies lowering theirs, while maintaining Hold or Sector Perform ratings." datetime: "2026-08-22T08:56:41.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296677880.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296677880.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296677880.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # KBC Group NV Has $92.79 Million Stock Holdings in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP KBC Group NV increased its stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report) by 11.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 685,312 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 69,525 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV owned about 0.05% of PepsiCo worth $92,791,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. - This Dividend ETF Choice Could Shape Your Income Strategy Through 2026 A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in PEP. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 138,483,870 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,875,205,000 after purchasing an additional 1,612,652 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in PepsiCo by 1.8% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 59,499,819 shares of the company's stock worth $8,356,155,000 after buying an additional 1,079,970 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in PepsiCo by 14,857.8% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 49,252,907 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,068,777,000 after buying an additional 48,923,629 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in PepsiCo by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 33,617,937 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,814,835,000 after acquiring an additional 360,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in PepsiCo by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 28,090,426 shares of the company's stock worth $4,031,646,000 after acquiring an additional 295,955 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.07% of the company's stock. ## PepsiCo Trading Up 1.0% Shares of PepsiCo stock opened at $143.48 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.83 billion, a PE ratio of 18.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.35. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 52 week low of $133.73 and a 52 week high of $171.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $140.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $150.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.93. - PepsiCo’s Dividend Could Turn Patience Into Real Profit PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 9th. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.19 by $0.01. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 54.63% and a net margin of 10.78%.The company had revenue of $24.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.95 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. PepsiCo's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.550-8.710 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. ## PepsiCo Dividend Announcement The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be issued a dividend of $1.48 per share. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 4th. PepsiCo's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 77.59%. ## Analysts Set New Price Targets - These 5 Companies Just Made a Massive Bet on Themselves Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on PepsiCo from $163.00 to $161.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 10th. UBS Group set a $159.00 target price on PepsiCo in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on PepsiCo from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on PepsiCo from $162.00 to $152.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of PepsiCo in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PepsiCo has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $157.90. **View Our Latest Stock Analysis on PepsiCo** ## Insider Activity at PepsiCo In other news, EVP David Flavell sold 2,900 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.54, for a total transaction of $404,666.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 74,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,441,080.50. The trade was a 3.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. ## About PepsiCo (Free Report) PepsiCo, Inc NASDAQ: PEP is a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York. The company develops, manufactures, markets and sells a broad portfolio of branded food and beverage products, including carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, salty snacks, cereals, and other convenient foods. Its leading consumer brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay's, Doritos and Cheetos, among others. Formed through the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, PepsiCo has grown into a global business with integrated manufacturing, distribution and marketing operations. ## Read More - Five stocks we like better than PepsiCo - Blueprint for a Boom: SEC Clears the Crypto Runway - Ross Stores Just Flipped the Off-Price Retail Story After TJX's Marmaxx Miss - Advance Auto Parts Plunged, But Its Turnaround Is Still Working - Is Palo Alto Networks Priced for Perfection Again as AI Security Demand Accelerates? **Want to see what other hedge funds are holding PEP?** Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP - Free Report). *This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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