(RTTNews) - Pennon Group Plc (PNN.L), a water and utility company, reported Wednesday a profit in fiscal 2026, compared to prior year's loss, with cost management and significant growth in revenues. Further, the firm trimmed annual dividend, and issed fiscal 2027 outlook, expecti
(RTTNews) - Pennon Group Plc (PNN.L), a water and utility company, reported Wednesday a profit in fiscal 2026, compared to prior year's loss, with cost management and significant growth in revenues. Further, the firm trimmed annual dividend, and issed fiscal 2027 outlook, expecti
lcva2/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis In essence, I rate PepsiCo ( PEP ) a strong buy due to the strength of its underlying business matched up against what I would label a dirt-cheap valuation. I’m a retail investor with decades ahead of me before I ever need the funds I’m investing, so why would I hold this low-growth, stable business? First of all, I think any portfolio need...
lcva2/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis In essence, I rate PepsiCo ( PEP ) a strong buy due to the strength of its underlying business matched up against what I would label a dirt-cheap valuation. I’m a retail investor with decades ahead of me before I ever need the funds I’m investing, so why would I hold this low-growth, stable business? First of all, I think any portfolio needs a bit of both, and while I do hold a significant overweight in growth & tech, my portfolio is also stuffed with healthcare, industrials, and consumer staples. It takes a bit for me to be interested in the consumer staple space, but if I can buy a diamond for the price of fools’ gold, then I’m always interested, and that’s how I see Pepsi. At the current stock price, I find Pepsi to be a strong buy with a 30% upside, supported by a very attractive starting yield of 4.2%. I would share that Wall Street's consensus price target is $170, so I'm above that. Prior Coverage I’ve previously covered Pepsi when it first started experiencing a significant decline in share price. That article can be found here and was published in December 2024. In the meantime, Pepsi has delivered underwhelming returns, with a total return of negative 2%, while the S&P has delivered a total return of 24.6%, so a drastic difference in relative performance. In my prior article, I covered some of the low-conviction themes dragging down Pepsi, such as concerns associated with global growth, geopolitical turmoil, and perhaps the biggest reason, the mass roll-out of GLP-1 drugs that dampen interest in sugary drinks and snacks, which are the core products of Pepsi. Those are all alive and well today, which I attribute to some of the logic for why Pepsi is stuck in its tracks despite a positive development in business momentum since the end of 2024. Storyline Remains The Same, But With Underlying Improvement In Financial Performance Setting the vulnerabilities aside as listed above, the global growth concer...