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Srikanth Iyer PepsiCo PEP-Q BUY Jul 09, 2012

If you can get the current dividend yield capture, and ride the volatility in the market for the next 3-6 months, you have a very good security.
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DON'T BUY

Great company. Smart to expand into snacks, unlike KO, gives diversification. Executes very well. Issue is valuation, 25+ PE range. As a value investor, not interested. Not sure the Ozempic craze is a threat, need to see ramifications.

DON'T BUY

It has been a great company for the past 40 years. There has been a consumer revolt on price increases. The growth rate is flat to down in the short term.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Sep 14/23, Down 1%)

The boring name in his portfolio. Yield is 3.1%, very secure, will grow around 6% over time. Very steady name, moving higher. With interest rates starting to fall, low-beta names like this will become more attractive. Paying 21x forward PE for 8% growth rate, not too bad. For the conservative part of your equity portfolio. 80% of shares are institutionally owned, so the smart money's in this stock.

WEAK BUY

Before they reported early yesterday, several analysts were downgrading it, based on lowering organic growth forecasts, concerns over Frito-Lay, weakness in North America, and others. Results: 1.3% revenue growth vs. 2.7% expected, and -2% food and beverage sales volume. No surprise, so shares actually closed higher by the end of the day. Highlights of Q3: Gatorade gained market share, and core operating expanded 90 basis points despite more spending on ads. Pepsi reiterated full-year earnings growth of 8%. They will add more automation to cut costs and add healthier snacks. The street expected a bad quarter, so it sold off, but the quarter wasn't that bad.

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Apr 04/24, Down 5.2%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with PEP has triggered its stop at $162.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. 

DON'T BUY

A great consumer staples company. It's smart that they got into the snacks business, like Frito Lay. But it's a slow-growing, low-margin business. Pays a good dividend, but the valuation doesn't attract him, 15-20% too high.

DON'T BUY

GLP weight-loss drugs have hurt, and in some countries like India PEP has faced headwinds over their use of water, which is scarce is those places. 

DON'T BUY

It reports Tuesday. The weight-loss drugs make it hard for PEP to thrive. It pays a 3.6% dividend, though.

DON'T BUY

Historic growth story of Pepsi was the Frito-Lay franchise. Not the growth company it was. Still trades at a reasonably high multiple for its growth rate. International sources of revenue, so the strong USD is a major headwind.

Companies in the snack space have traded off on the fears of GLP-1. Volumes are starting to drop. Growth metrics just don't support the valuations.

BUY

Rallied 2.95% in today's sell-off as people sough safety in stocks that do well in a recession. Pays a 3% dividend.