Analyst ratings
24 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 5 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $148.64.
NASDAQ: PEP · Beverages - Non-alcoholic
Over the past week, PepsiCo (PEP) racked up about 1,676 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 60 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 52% bullish but is at odds: Polymarket runs 100% bullish while News sits at just 27%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 5 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 21% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 27% to Polymarket at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
24 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 5 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $148.64.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 31 points hotter than the 21% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: Polymarket reads 100% bullish while News sits at 27%, a 73-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, PepsiCo (PEP) buzz held elevated around 65.6 while the price drifted down 7.6% 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 10.4M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, PEP held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 57.7 and was relatively stable, swinging between 50.5 and 65.6. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 21 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 (5 / 18 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 52% |
| Avg price target | $148.64 |
| Most bullish source | Polymarket, 100% |
| Most bearish source | News, 27% |
| Sentiment spread | 73 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 1,676 + 60 trades |
| Market cap | $175.31B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 16.2 · 14.9 |
| EPS · Beta | $7.91 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $96.9B · 11% margin |
| Industry | Beverages - Non-alcoholic |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, PepsiCo (PEP) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 67/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 52% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 1,736 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around PepsiCo (PEP) is active with 401 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 34 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 32% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads split on PepsiCo (PEP), averaging 52% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Polymarket at 100% bullish and News at 27%, a 73-point spread. On the professional side, 5 of 24 analysts rate PEP a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering PepsiCo (PEP), 5 rate it a buy, 18 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $148.64. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 52%.
PepsiCo (PEP)'s cross-source average is mixed at 52% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 32% bullish, X reads 49% bullish, Polymarket reads 100% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 27% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 67/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for PepsiCo (PEP) at 52% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 27% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News and Polymarket, while reddit and x activity is rising. The hold signal carries 67/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 1,041 mentions (60% of total volume). Reddit contributes 401 mentions and News contributes 234 mentions and Polymarket contributes 60 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 52% bullish, while reddit and x show rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean 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 67/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 52% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean 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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