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

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 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. View The Coca-Cola's Dividend History.

The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 14th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.43. The business earned $7.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.07 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 43.12%. The Coca-Cola's quarterly revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. View The Coca-Cola's Earnings History.

The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for The Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 14th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.01-2.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.22.

22 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for The Coca-Cola's stock. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's stock price to reach $51.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for The Coca-Cola.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for The Coca-Cola.

Media stories about KO stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. The Coca-Cola earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

The Coca-Cola saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,071,117 shares, a decline of 12.5% from the December 31st total of 29,811,027 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,584,316 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company 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), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), Constellation Brands (STZ), Brown-Forman (BF.B), COCA COLA AMATI/ADR (CCLAY), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), Eastside Distilling (EAST), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Jones Soda Co. ( USA ) (JSDA), Truett-Hurst (THST) and Long Blockchain (LBCC).

The Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.95%), Northern Trust Corp (1.19%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.09%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.87%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.46%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.46%). Company insiders that own The Coca-Cola stock include Beatriz R Perez, Brian John Smith, Ed Hays, Francisco Crespo, Irial Finan, J Alexander Douglas Jr, James L Dinkins, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Kathy N Waller, Larry M Mark, Mark Randazza 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 Findlay Park Partners LLP, Millennium Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, American International Group Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Bank of Montreal Can and Alps Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold The Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Beatriz R Perez, Brian John Smith, Ed Hays, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Kathy N Waller, Larry M Mark and Robert Edward Long. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Coca-Cola.

KO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Avalon Advisors LLC, Northern Trust Corp and GQG Partners 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.24.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $192.99 billion and generates $35.41 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.25 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.91 on an earnings per share basis. The Coca-Cola employs 61,800 workers across the globe.

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.