Coca-Cola - KO Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Coca-Cola in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" KO shares.
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15 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Coca-Cola's shares. Their KO share price forecasts range from $58.00 to $76.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $69.18 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.1% from the stock's current price.
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Coca-Cola's stock was trading at $59.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KO stock has decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $56.65.
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Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,590,000 shares, an increase of 13.9% from the August 31st total of 26,860,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,470,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 25th 2022.
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Coca-Cola will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 26th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.03. The company earned $11.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.57 billion. Coca-Cola had a net margin of 23.16% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.13%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.68 EPS.
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Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Monday, October 3rd. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 15th.
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.14%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 60 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 79.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, KO will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.95% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Coca-Cola issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.44-$2.46 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.46. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

797 employees have rated Coca-Cola Chief Executive Officer James Quincey on Glassdoor.com. James Quincey has an approval rating of 92% among the company's employees. This puts James Quincey in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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

Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), Lynch & Associates IN (0.00%), Symmetry Partners LLC (0.00%), Wedmont Private Capital (0.00%) and BancFirst Trust & Investment Management (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Alfredo Rivera, Beatriz R Perez, Brian John Smith, Carolyn Everson, David B Weinberg, Henrique Braun, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, Jennifer K Mann, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Kathy Loveless, Larry M Mark, Lisa Chang, Mark Randazza, Monica Howard Douglas, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis, Robert Edward Long and Stephen Furlong.
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Shares of KO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of KO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.65.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has a market capitalization of $244.99 billion and generates $38.66 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $9.77 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.21 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 79,000 workers across the globe.

Coca-Cola's mailing address is ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA, 30313. The official website for the company is www.coca-colacompany.com. The company can be reached via phone at (404) 676-2121, via email at koinvestorrelations@coca-cola.com, or via fax at 404-676-6792.