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. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View The Coca-Cola's Dividend History.

The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.56. The business had revenue of $9.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.42 billion. The Coca-Cola had a return on equity of 45.21% and a net margin of 22.41%. The Coca-Cola's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.57 EPS. View The Coca-Cola's Earnings History.

The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for The Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

18 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for The Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's share price to reach $57.39 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.8%. 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 6 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for The Coca-Cola.

Media headlines about KO stock have trended very positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. The Coca-Cola earned a media sentiment score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for The Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 37,470,000 shares, an increase of 9.1% from the December 15th total of 34,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,120,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold. 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), Procter & Gamble (PG), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC) and Pfizer (PFE).

The Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.07%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.04%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Focused Investors LLC (0.03%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). 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 Calamos Advisors LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Alpha Cubed Investments 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, Larry M Mark, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis and Robert Edward Long. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Coca-Cola.

KO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital City Trust Co. FL, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Stralem & Co. Inc., WealthBridge Investment Counsel Inc., UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp, United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund, Baxter Bros Inc. and Truewealth LLC. 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 $57.83.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $247.77 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.