The Coca-Cola Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" The Coca-Cola stock.
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The Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,500,000 shares, an increase of 48.3% from the March 15th total of 21,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,660,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.
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The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 19th 2021.
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The Coca-Cola will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, April 19th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 9th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.05. The business earned $8.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.62 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 24.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.37%. The Coca-Cola's quarterly revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.44 EPS.
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The Coca-Cola's stock was trading at $52.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KO shares have increased by 2.1% and is now trading at $53.33.
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The Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on Thursday, April 1st. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 12th. This is a positive change from The Coca-Cola's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41.
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The Coca-Cola pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.17%. The Coca-Cola has been increasing its dividend for 59 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of The Coca-Cola is 79.62%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, The Coca-Cola will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.38% in the coming year. This indicates that The Coca-Cola may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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13 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for The Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's share price to reach $55.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.3% from the stock's current price.
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797 employees have rated The Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey on Glassdoor.com. James Quincey has an approval rating of 92% among The Coca-Cola's employees. This puts James Quincey in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to The Coca-Cola include LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (LVMUY), PepsiCo (PEP), Diageo (DEO), Pernod Ricard (PDRDY), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Constellation Brands (STZ), Ambev (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), Coca-Cola Amatil (CCLAY), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Long Blockchain (LBCC), Jones Soda (JSDA), Eastside Distilling (EAST) and Home Bistro (GRTDD).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Coca-Cola investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), The Walt Disney (DIS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), The Procter & Gamble (PG), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

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

The Coca-Cola's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.06%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.03%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.02%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own The Coca-Cola stock include Alfredo Rivera, Beatriz R Perez, Bernhard Goepelt, Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Kathy Loveless, Larry M Mark, Lisa Chang, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis and Robert Edward Long.
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KO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, FDx Advisors Inc., Hexavest Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., Monument Capital Management, CX Institutional, Calamos Advisors LLC, and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Alfredo Rivera, David B Weinberg, Kathy Loveless, Nikolaos Koumettis, and Robert Edward Long.
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KO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dock Street Asset Management Inc., Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Everence Capital Management Inc., DnB Asset Management AS, Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, Crescent Capital Consulting LLC, and Jacobs & Co. CA.
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Shares of KO 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 $53.33.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $229.82 billion and generates $37.27 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $8.92 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.11 on an earnings per share basis.

The Coca-Cola employs 80,300 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of The Coca-Cola: ACCBC Holding Company LLC, Atlantic Industries, Atlantic Manufacturing, Barlan Inc., Beverage Brands S.R.L., CCHBC Grouping Inc., Caribbean Refrescos Inc., Coca-Cola (Japan) Company Limited, Coca-Cola Africa (Pty) Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages (Shanghai) Company Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd., Coca-Cola Beverages Asia Holdings SARL, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Ltd., Coca-Cola Beverages West Inc., Coca-Cola Bottlers (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Coca-Cola China Industries Limited, Coca-Cola Financial Corporation, Coca-Cola GmbH, Coca-Cola Holdings (Asia) Limited, Coca-Cola Holdings (Overseas) Limited, Coca-Cola Holdings (United Kingdom) Limited, Coca-Cola India Private Limited, Coca-Cola Indochina Pte Ltd, Coca-Cola Industrias Limitada - Brazil, Coca-Cola Industrias Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, Coca-Cola Ltd., Coca-Cola Midi S.A.S., Coca-Cola Oasis LLC, Coca-Cola Overseas Parent Limited, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc., Coca-Cola South Asia (India) Holdings Limited, Coca-Cola South Asia Holdings Inc., Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty Limited, Coca-Cola de Chile S.A., Conco Limited, Corporacion Inca Kola Peru S.R.L., Costa Coffee, Dulux CBAI 2003 B.V., Energy Brands Inc., European Refreshments, Fresh Trading Limited, Fuze Beverage, Glaceau, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings Private Limited, Hindustan Coca-Cola Overseas Holdings Pte. Limited, Luxembourg CB 2002 S.a.r.l., MOJO Beverages, Middle Eastern Refreshments Holdings Ltd., Middle Eastern Refreshments Ltd., Minute Maid, Nidan Soki, Organic & Raw Trading Co, Pacific Refreshments Pte. Ltd., Peru Beverage Limitada S.R.L., Recofarma Industria do Amazonas Ltda., Red Crown Cap Designated Activity Company, Red Life Reinsurance Limited, Red Re Captive Insurance Company Inc., Refreshment Product Services Inc., S.A. Coca-Cola Services N.V., Servicios Integrados de Administracion y Alta Gerencia S. de R.L. de C.V., Servicios y Productos para Bebidas Refrescantes S.R.L., The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, The Coca-Cola Trading Company LLC, The Inmex Corporation, Tropico, Varoise de Concentres S.A.S., Xiamen Culiangwang Beverage Technology Co. Ltd, and Zico.

The Coca-Cola was founded in 1892.

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

The Coca-Cola is headquartered at ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA, 30313.

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 or via email at [email protected]