NYSE:KO - The Coca-Cola Stock Price, Forecast & News

The Coca-Cola trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KO."

The Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View The Coca-Cola's Dividend History.

The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 18th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56. The company had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.42 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 22.41% and a return on equity of 45.21%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.57 earnings per share. View The Coca-Cola's Earnings History.

The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for The Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Friday, October, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of ~$2.08 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.11.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for The Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's stock price to reach $56.72 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for The Coca-Cola.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for The Coca-Cola.

Headlines about KO stock have trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. The Coca-Cola earned a coverage optimism score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for The Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 30,550,000 shares, a decline of 13.5% from the September 30th total of 35,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,030,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company's stock are sold short. View The Coca-Cola's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to The Coca-Cola include LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY), PepsiCo (PEP), Diageo (DEO), AMBEV S A/S (ABEV), PERNOD RICARD S/ADR (PDRDY), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), Constellation Brands (STZ), Brown-Forman (BF.B), COCA COLA AMATI/ADR (CCLAY), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Eastside Distilling (EAST), Jones Soda Co. ( USA ) (JSDA) and Truett-Hurst (THST).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Coca-Cola investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), General Electric (GE), Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Procter & Gamble (PG), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS) and Pfizer (PFE).

The Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.24%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.57%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.29%), Yacktman Asset Management LP (0.24%) and Synovus Financial Corp (0.20%). Company insiders that own The Coca-Cola stock include Beatriz R Perez, Bernhard Goepelt, Brian John Smith, Ed Hays, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Kathy N Waller, Larry M Mark, Lisa Chang, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis and Robert Edward Long. View Institutional Ownership Trends for The Coca-Cola.

KO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Yacktman Asset Management LP, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Capital City Trust Co. FL, Sawgrass Asset Management LLC, AMF Pensionsforsakring AB and Voya Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Beatriz R Perez, Bernhard Goepelt, Brian John Smith, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis and Robert Edward Long. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Coca-Cola.

KO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Squarepoint Ops LLC, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Coca-Cola.

Shares of KO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.42.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $233.16 billion and generates $31.86 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $6.43 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.08 on an earnings per share basis. The Coca-Cola employs 62,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About The Coca-Cola.

The official website for The Coca-Cola is http://www.coca-colacompany.com/.

The Coca-Cola's mailing address is ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA, 30313. The company can be reached via phone at 404-676-2121.