CocaCola (NYSE:KO) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Jefferies Financial Group Analyst Says

Key Points

• Jefferies raised its price target on Coca‑Cola to $90 (about a 15.5% upside) and maintained a Buy rating.
• The sell‑side consensus is a Buy with an average price target of $84.60, as multiple firms (Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Deutsche Bank) have recently lifted or reiterated positive ratings.
• Coca‑Cola beat quarterly EPS expectations ($0.58 vs. $0.56) but missed revenue estimates, and set FY2026 guidance of 3.210–3.240 EPS.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO - Get Free Report) had its price target lifted by Jefferies Financial Group from $87.00 to $90.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's target price points to a potential upside of 15.47% from the stock's current price.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of CocaCola from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of CocaCola from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 target price on CocaCola in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of CocaCola in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $83.00 price objective on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fifteen have given a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CocaCola currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $84.60.

CocaCola Stock Performance

CocaCola stock traded up $0.61 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $77.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,420,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,799,461. The company has a market cap of $335.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65, a PEG ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.35. CocaCola has a 1-year low of $65.35 and a 1-year high of $82.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $75.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.41.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. CocaCola had a return on equity of 41.31% and a net margin of 27.34%.The firm had revenue of $11.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.210-3.240 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that CocaCola will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Bruno Pietracci sold 28,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.41, for a total transaction of $2,284,228.65. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nancy Quan sold 23,556 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.50, for a total value of $1,872,702.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 223,330 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,754,735. The trade was a 9.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 892,925 shares of company stock worth $70,254,796 over the last ninety days. 0.97% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CocaCola

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Anfield Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of CocaCola by 438.8% during the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 361 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in CocaCola during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in CocaCola by 1,081.8% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 390 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.26% of the company's stock.

About CocaCola

The Coca‑Cola Company NYSE: KO is a global beverage manufacturer, marketer and distributor best known for its flagship Coca‑Cola soda. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company develops and sells concentrates, syrups and finished beverages across a broad portfolio of brands. Its product range spans sparkling soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready‑to‑drink teas and coffees, and other still beverages, marketed under both global and regional brand names.

Coca‑Cola's brand portfolio includes widely recognized names such as Coca‑Cola, Diet Coke, Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Minute Maid, Powerade and Dasani, and in recent years the company has expanded into the coffee and premium beverage categories through acquisitions such as Costa Coffee.

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