ANALYST-DOWNGRADE ·Filed Sep 28, 2026

PEP

PEPSICO INC
BEARISH
Impact 4/10
Processed4d 3h ago SECanalyst-PEP-deutsche-20260928
Deutsche Bank double downgrade: Buy → Hold
Latest settled — T+1d
PEP ▲ +0.15% at T+1d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -0.15% · α vs SPY -0.33% · entry $128.50 → $128.69
Next anchor: T+5d in 3d
Entry anchored
Sep 28, 05:48 AM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
+0.15%
call -0.15% · α -0.33%
$128.69
settled 3d ago
T+5d
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call — · α —
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in 3d
T+20d
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call — · α —
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in 24d
T+60d
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Executive Summary

Deutsche Bank double downgrade: Buy → Hold

Impact Score

Base Score
3/7
LLM Adjustment
+0
Final Score
4/10

Consensus & Targets

Buy / Strong Buy
12 (40%)
Hold
17
Sell / Strong Sell
1
Total Analysts
22
Mean PT
$153.86
Median PT
$155.00
High PT
$180.00
Low PT
$124.00
Current Price
$128.63
Implied Upside
+19.6%

Recent Analyst Activity

DateFirmActionRatingPrice Target
2026-09-28Deutsche BankdowngradeHold$138.00
2026-09-23BNP ParibasmaintainOutperform$161.00
2026-07-21BarclaysmaintainEqual-Weight$142.00
2026-07-10BarclaysmaintainEqual-Weight$138.00
2026-07-10JefferiesmaintainHold$152.00
2026-07-10TD CowenmaintainHold$145.00
2026-07-10Morgan StanleymaintainEqual-Weight$160.00
2026-07-10RBC CapitalmaintainSector Perform$161.00
2026-07-10Wells FargomaintainEqual-Weight$140.00
2026-07-10CitigroupdowngradeNeutral$145.00

Firm Track Record — Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank accuracy: 58% on 986 calls | avg return: 5.2%

Industry benchmark: mean 51% ± 11%. Top tier: ≥61% (mean + 1σ). Based on 12 firms with ≥5 scored calls.

FirmAccuracyCallsAvg Returnvs Average
B of A Securities80%4/52.3%top tier
Citigroup80%4/53.5%top tier
Morgan Stanley80%4/50.9%top tier
Piper Sandler75%3/48.6%top tier
UBS67%2/33.2%top tier
TD Cowen67%2/3-5.3%top tier
Wells Fargo57%4/71.8%above average
RBC Capital57%4/7-2.2%above average
JP Morgan55%6/11-1.5%above average
Barclays53%9/17-0.9%above average

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.EPS RangeRevenueRevisions (7d)
0y$8.56$8.44 — $8.68$98.9B↑1 ↓0
0q$2.30$2.26 — $2.33$25.0B↑0 ↓0
+1y$8.96$8.59 — $9.23$101.8B↑1 ↓0
+1q$2.43$2.35 — $2.55$30.4B↑12 ↓0

Cross-Platform Signals

Insider Trades (90d)
0 buys / 1 sells
Congressional
C. Franklin (republican) — buy $1,001 - $15,000
Congressional
C. Franklin (republican) — buy $1,001 - $15,000
Congressional
Ro Khanna (democrat) — buy $1,001 - $15,000
Institutional
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — doubled (330.3%)
Institutional
Amundi — trim (-27%)
Institutional
INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC — add (30.9%)
Short Interest
Short: 1,794,481 | Exempt: 556 | TRF Vol: 3,105,989 | Short Ratio: 57.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

Investment Themes

Consumer & Retail

Documents Analyzed

Report based on filing metadata.

10 reports for PEP
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate 2 of 3 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +8.50%Aug 25, 2026
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Reports for PEP — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 28, 2026
4d ago
ANALYST-DOWNGRADE
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$128.50 $128.69▼ −0.15%▼ −0.33%$125.60 (+2.26%)
Aug 25, 2026
5w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$142.27 $142.19▲ +0.06%▲ +0.08%$125.60 (+11.72%)
Jul 17, 2026
10w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$135.46 $135.00▼ −0.34%▼ −1.17%$125.60 (−7.28%)
Jul 10, 2026
12w ago
ANALYST-DOWNGRADE
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$137.38 $138.52▼ −0.83%▼ −1.61%$125.60 (+8.57%)
Jun 12, 2026
15w ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$144.27 $146.25▲ +1.37%▼ −0.39%$125.60 (−12.94%)
Jun 12, 2026
15w ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$144.27 $146.25▲ +1.37%▼ −0.39%$125.60 (−12.94%)
Jun 11, 2026
16w ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$143.73 $144.27▼ −0.38%▲ +0.17%$125.60 (+12.61%)
May 22, 2026
18w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$144.16 $146.20▲ +1.41%▲ +1.40%$125.60 (−12.88%)
Mar 27, 2026
26w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$156.80 $155.26▼ −0.98%▼ −3.87%$125.60 (−19.90%)
Mar 2, 2026
30w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$167.22 $164.85▼ −1.42%▼ −0.50%$125.60 (−24.89%)
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Report published Sep 28, 2026