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. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View The Coca-Cola's Dividend History.

The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 18th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.56. The company earned $9.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.42 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 22.41% and a return on equity of 45.21%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.57 earnings per share. 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 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for The Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate The Coca-Cola's stock price to reach $57.39 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%. 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.

News coverage about KO stock has trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. The Coca-Cola earned a news impact score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for The Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest in 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 daily trading volume, of 11,120,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days. Approximately 0.9% 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), PERNOD RICARD S/ADR (PDRDY), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Constellation Brands (STZ), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), 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 Long Blockchain (LBCC).

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), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS) and Pfizer (PFE).

The Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.07%), Strs Ohio (0.05%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.04%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%) and Focused Investors 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, Strs Ohio, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital City Trust Co. FL, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Braun Stacey Associates 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 and Baxter Bros Inc.. 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 $57.68.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $247.13 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.