Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, soft-drink and snack giant PepsiCo (PEP -0.66%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PepsiCo and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
PepsiCo facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Purchase, N.Y. (1898) |
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Market Cap |
$127.7 billion |
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Industry |
Soft drinks |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$65.6 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Indra Nooyi CFO Hugh Johnston |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
27.2% |
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Cash/Debt |
$7.0 billion/$29.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.7% |
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Competitors |
Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Snapple Group Mondelez International |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 4,549 members who have rated PepsiCo believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, cschweit, tapped PepsiCo as a particularly tasty opportunity:
It's got options. Not as in stock options, but rather business options. This company has many choices to make in the coming years. These decisions: buy/don't buy Mondelez International, spin off the beverage group, sell the beverage group, any combination of these and others. It will be interesting what will happen, but I think this company is a strong one that will continue to grow.
