Should You Buy PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) Stock Friday?

InvestorsObserver gives PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) a weak valuation score of 22 from its analysis. The proprietary scoring system considers the underlying health of a company by analyzing its stock price, earnings, and growth rate. PEP currently holds a better value than 22% of stocks based on these metrics. Long term investors focused on buying-and-holding should find the valuation ranking system most relevant when making investment decisions.

PEP gets a 22 Valuation Rank today. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on PEP!

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Metrics Analysis

PEP has a trailing twelve month Price to Earnings (PE) ratio of 25.4. The historical average of roughly 15 shows a poor value for PEP stock as investors are paying higher share prices relative to the company's earnings. PEP's high trailing PE ratio shows that the firm has been trading above its fair market value recently. Its trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS) of 6.64 does not justify the stock's current price. However, trailing PE ratios do not factor in the company's projected growth rate, resulting in many newer firms having high PE ratios due to high growth potential enticing investors despite inadequate earnings. PEP has a 12 month forward PE to Growth (PEG) ratio of 3.31. Markets are overvaluing PEP in relation to its projected growth as its PEG ratio is currently above the fair market value of 1. 6.63999986's PEG comes from its forward price to earnings ratio being divided by its growth rate. PEG ratios are one of the most used valuation metrics due to its incorporation of more company fundamentals metrics and a focus on the firm's future rather than its past.

Summary

PEP's valuation metrics are weak at its current price due to a overvalued PEG ratio due to strong growth. PEP's PE and PEG are worse than the market average resulting in a below average valuation score. Click Here to get the full Report on PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) stock.