Quick Read – PEP trades at $142, implying ~20% upside to the $170.18 price target, supported by strong Q1 revenue growth and 90% model confidence. – Piper Sandler rates PEP Overweight at $178, and a $10 billion buyback plus 54 consecutive dividend hikes bolster the 2027 bull…
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The headline number for this article is $180, and I want to address it head on before anyone scrolls further. Our proprietary 24/7 Wall St. price target for PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) is $170.18 over the next 12 months, with a clear path to $180 in the bull case as the World Cup activation, productivity savings, and convenient foods recovery compound through 2027. With shares at $142.02, that base case implies 19.83% upside.
A Defensive Name That Just Went on Sale PEP has fallen 4.42% over the past 30 days and 1.19% in the last week, partly reflecting hawkish Fed commentary that dimmed appetite for dividend stocks. Zooming out, shares are up 14.55% over the past year and Pepsi remains a Consumer Defensive anchor with a beta of 0.359. Q1 FY2026 delivered core EPS of $1.61 on revenue of $19.44 billion, a 8.5% year-over-year gain.