The Coca-Cola Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Coca-Cola stock.
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The Coca-Cola saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,790,000 shares, a decrease of 21.3% from the March 31st total of 31,500,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,540,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.
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The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 20th 2021.
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, April, 18th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $9 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.58 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 24.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.37%. The firm's revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share.
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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 4.4% and is now trading at $54.51.
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The Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Thursday, July 1st. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 14th.
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The Coca-Cola pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.11%. 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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11 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for The Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's share price to reach $58.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.7% 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.

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

The Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.55%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.35%), Northern Trust Corp (1.11%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.92%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.57%) and Fayez Sarofim & Co (0.49%). 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 C WorldWide Group Holding A S, Avalon Investment & Advisory, Cibc World Markets Corp, CIBC World Markets Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Northern Trust Corp, Bahl & Gaynor Inc., and Bank of Nova Scotia. Company insiders that have sold The Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Alfredo Rivera, David B Weinberg, James Quincey, 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 King Luther Capital Management Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Capital Wealth Planning LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Clearbridge Investments LLC, and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
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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 $54.51.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $235.03 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]