The Coca-Cola Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Coca-Cola stock.
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The Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 30th, there was short interest totaling 32,050,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the July 15th total of 25,370,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,200,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 28th 2021.
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 20th. The company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $10.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.30 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 22.19% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.17%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 40.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.42 EPS.
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The Coca-Cola's stock was trading at $52.21 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KO stock has increased by 6.0% and is now trading at $55.35.
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The Coca-Cola declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on Friday, October 1st. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 14th.
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The Coca-Cola pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.01%. The dividend payout ratio of The Coca-Cola is 86.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, The Coca-Cola will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.00% next year. This indicates that The Coca-Cola will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Coca-Cola updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.200-$2.240 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.180. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

15 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for The Coca-Cola's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's stock price to reach $61.53 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.2% 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), Ambev (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), Constellation Brands (STZ), Coca-Cola Amatil (CCLAY), The Duckhorn Portfolio (NAPA), Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), Better Choice (BTTR), Splash Beverage Group (SBEV) and Jones Soda (JSDA).
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.97%), BlackRock Inc. (6.19%), State Street Corp (3.88%), FMR LLC (1.54%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.39%) and Morgan Stanley (1.12%). Company insiders that own The Coca-Cola stock include Alfredo Rivera, Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, Kathy Loveless, Larry M Mark, Lisa Chang, Mark Randazza, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis, Robert Edward Long and Stephen Furlong.
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KO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC, Capital Wealth Planning LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Cibc World Markets Corp, APG Asset Management N.V., and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold The Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Alfredo Rivera, Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, James Quincey, Kathy Loveless, Mark Randazza, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis, and Stephen Furlong.
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KO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., FMR LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., and State Street Corp.
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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 $55.35.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $238.65 billion and generates $33.01 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $7.75 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.95 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, Barlan Inc., Barq's, Beverage Brands S.R.L., Beverage Financial Centre Unlimited Company, Beverage Services Limited, C.H.I. Limited, CCHBC Grouping Inc., Caribbean Refrescos Inc., Coca-Cola (China) Investment Limited, Coca-Cola (Japan) Company Limited, Coca-Cola Africa (Pty) Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages (Shanghai) Company Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Proprietary Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Asia Holdings SARL, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Ltd., Coca-Cola Holdings (Asia) Limited, Coca-Cola Holdings (Overseas) Limited, Coca-Cola Holdings (United Kingdom) Limited, Coca-Cola Holdings Africa Limited, Coca-Cola India Private Limited, Coca-Cola Indochina Pte Ltd, Coca-Cola Industrias Limitada, Coca-Cola Industrias Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, Coca-Cola Korea Company Limited, Coca-Cola Ltd., Coca-Cola Midi S.A.S., Coca-Cola Oasis LLC, Coca-Cola Overseas Parent Limited, Coca-Cola Refreshments USA LLC, 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., Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Conco Ltd., Corporacion Inca Kola Peru S.R.L., Costa Coffee, Costa Limited, Dulux CBAI 2003 B.V., Energy Brands Inc., European Refreshments, Fairlife, 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, MOJO Beverages, Minute Maid, Nidan Soki, Organic & Raw Trading Co, Pacific Refreshments Pte. Ltd., Recofarma Industria do Amazonas Ltda., 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., The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, The Coca-Cola Trading Company LLC, The Inmex Corporation, Tropico, Varoise de Concentres S.A.S., Zico, and fairlife LLC.

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]