Analyst ratings
24 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 7 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $155.00.
NASDAQ: PEP · Beverages - Non-alcoholic
Over the past week, PepsiCo (PEP) racked up about 252 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 62% bullish but is at odds: News runs 93% bullish while Reddit sits at just 32%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 7 of 24 analysts rating PEP a buy.
There is steady buzz around PEP this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 29% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 32% to News at 93%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
24 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 7 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $155.00.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 33 points hotter than the 29% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 93% bullish while Reddit sits at 32%, a 61-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, PepsiCo (PEP) buzz held moderate around 57.9 while the price drifted down 1.8% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 7M shares. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, PEP lost 1.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 49.5 and was relatively stable, swinging between 38.0 and 57.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 20 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (7 / 16 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 62% |
| Avg price target | $155.00 |
| Most bullish source | News, 93% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 32% |
| Sentiment spread | 61 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 252 |
| Market cap | $191.27B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 18.4 · 15.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $7.60 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $96.9B · 11% margin |
| Industry | Beverages - Non-alcoholic |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, PepsiCo (PEP) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 68/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 62% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 252 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around PepsiCo (PEP) is fairly quiet with 66 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 33 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 32% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bullish on PepsiCo (PEP), averaging 62% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 93% bullish and Reddit at 32%, a 61-point spread. On the professional side, 7 of 24 analysts rate PEP a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering PepsiCo (PEP), 7 rate it a buy, 16 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $155.00. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 62%.
PepsiCo (PEP)'s cross-source average is bullish at 62% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 60% bullish, News reads 93% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 32% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 68/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for PepsiCo (PEP) at 62% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 32% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The hold signal carries 68/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 141 mentions (56% of total volume). Reddit contributes 66 mentions and News contributes 45 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 62% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. PEP's hold signal at 68/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 62% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The PEP sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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