Elliott Investment Management has taken a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo as the activist hedge fund led by billionaire Paul Singer presses for changes to boost the company’s stock price.The Wall Street Journal first broke the news on Tuesday of Elliott’s position, now one of the soda maker’s biggest-ever investors, that helped lift shares in PepsiCo as high as 6%. The stock was recently up 1.9% at $151.43. 3 Elliott sent a letter to the PepsiCo board in which it laid out its aim of boosting the firm’s share ...

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are the only two beverage makers that wear those crowns. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are both Dividend Kings that have raised their payouts annually for at least 50 consecutive years. They're also the only two beverage makers in that elite club. Coca-Cola, which pays a forward yield of 2.95%, has raised its payout annually for 63 years. PepsiCo, which pays a forward yield of 3.91%, has increased its payments for 52 straight years. Those consistent dividend hikes reflect their ability to grow ...

财务表现 - 公司第二季度归属于公司的净利润为12.6亿美元，合每股收益0.92美元，低于去年同期的30.8亿美元和2.23美元每股 [1] - 调整后每股收益为2.12美元，超出分析师预期的2.03美元 [2][4] - 净销售额增长1%至227.3亿美元，超出预期的222.7亿美元 [2][4] - 有机收入（不包括收购、剥离和外汇影响）增长2.1% [2] 业务运营 - 全球食品销量下降1.5%，饮料销量持平（剔除价格和汇率影响） [2] - 北美地区食品和饮料需求疲软 [1] - 公司重申全年展望，预计核心固定汇率每股收益与上年基本持平，有机收入实现低个位数增长 [3] 市场反应 - 公司股价在盘前交易中上涨约1% [1] - 上一季度因新关税、经济波动和消费者更加谨慎而下调盈利预期 [3]