Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Get Free Report) traded down 0.3% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $61.96 and last traded at $62.00. 1,928,503 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 13,880,218 shares. The stock had previously closed at $62.17.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Coca-Cola from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Coca-Cola from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Coca-Cola from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Coca-Cola from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Coca-Cola from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Coca-Cola currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $68.27.

Coca-Cola Trading Up 0.3 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company's fifty day moving average is $60.24 and its 200-day moving average is $59.19. The stock has a market cap of $268.64 billion, a PE ratio of 24.80, a PEG ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.57.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.02. Coca-Cola had a net margin of 23.41% and a return on equity of 42.74%. The firm had revenue of $11.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that The Coca-Cola Company will post 2.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Coca-Cola Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 1st. Investors of record on Friday, June 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 14th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.11%. Coca-Cola's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 77.60%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Coca-Cola news, insider Bruno Pietracci sold 18,551 shares of Coca-Cola stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.41, for a total value of $1,102,114.91. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, CEO James Quincey sold 247,188 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.94, for a total transaction of $15,063,636.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 442,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,968,753.24. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Bruno Pietracci sold 18,551 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.41, for a total transaction of $1,102,114.91. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 323,107 shares of company stock valued at $19,657,742 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.97% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Coca-Cola

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Coca-Cola during the fourth quarter worth about $2,808,056,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Coca-Cola by 11,138.6% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,977,819 shares of the company's stock worth $293,343,000 after acquiring an additional 4,933,527 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Coca-Cola during the fourth quarter worth about $193,342,000. Putnam Investments LLC boosted its position in Coca-Cola by 32.8% during the fourth quarter. Putnam Investments LLC now owns 12,032,095 shares of the company's stock worth $709,051,000 after acquiring an additional 2,973,234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Coca-Cola by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 40,564,179 shares of the company's stock worth $2,390,448,000 after acquiring an additional 2,893,061 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.26% of the company's stock.

Coca-Cola Company Profile

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.

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