Stock Idea: PepsiCo (PEP, $67.11)

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PepsiCo. Inc. (PEP) is a global food, snack and beverage company.

Projected consensus EPS growth is 8.5%, 9.4% and 9.6% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The PE is 15, and the dividend yield is 2.86%.

Standard & Poor's tell us, "PEP said it plans to repurchase about $2.5 billion of stock in 2011 after repurchasing $5 billion in 2010." PEP is on Morgan Stanley's Best Ideas List with a price target of $82.

PEP stock is still recovering steadily from the 2008 financial meltdown. The stock has been trading in the $60-$67 area for well over a year. It could bounce around a little in the $65-$67 area before moving toward $72, then establish a new trading range around $67-$72.

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