NYSE:KOCoca-Cola Stock Price, Forecast & News

$47.80

+0.32 (+0.67 %)

(As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$47.21

Now: $47.80▼

$48.08

50-Day Range

$43.57

MA: $46.13▼

$48.49

52-Week Range

$36.27

Now: $47.80▼

$60.13

Volume11.67 million shs

Average Volume16.45 million shs

Market Capitalization$205.32 billion

P/E Ratio22.55

Dividend Yield3.45%

Beta0.55

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures and distributes various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks; water, enhanced water, and sports drinks; juice, dairy, and plant-based beverages; teas and coffees; and energy drinks. It also offers concentrates, syrups, beverage bases, source waters, and powders/minerals, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products primarily under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Schweppes, Sprite, Thums Up, Aquarius, Dasani, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Ice Dew, I LOHAS, Powerade, AdeS, Del Valle, innocent, Minute Maid, Minute Maid Pulpy, Simply, ZICO, Ayataka, Costa, FUZE TEA, Georgia, Gold Peak, and HONEST TEA brands. The Coca-Cola Company offers its beverage products through a network of company-owned or controlled bottling and distribution operators, as well as through independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.4 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Coca-Cola has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $54.30, Coca-Cola has a potential upside of 13.6% from its current price of $47.80.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Coca-Cola has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.7 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Coca-Cola has received 1,081 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Coca-Cola has received 943 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Coca-Cola has received 53.41% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Coca-Cola and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe KO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe KO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Coca-Cola pays a meaningful dividend of 3.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Coca-Cola has been increasing its dividend for 57 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Coca-Cola is 77.73%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on EPS estimates, Coca-Cola will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.39% in the coming year. This indicates that Coca-Cola may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Coca-Cola insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $33,768,892.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.01% of the stock of Coca-Cola is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
67.40% of the stock of Coca-Cola is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Coca-Cola are expected to grow by 13.33% in the coming year, from $1.80 to $2.04 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Coca-Cola is 22.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.97.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Coca-Cola is 22.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 58.58.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Coca-Cola has a PEG Ratio of 5.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Coca-Cola has a P/B Ratio of 10.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.98 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Beverages

Sub-IndustrySoft Drinks

SectorConsumer Staples

Current SymbolNYSE:KO

Previous Symbol

CUSIP19121610

CIK21344

Webwww.coca-colacompany.com

Phone404-676-2121

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.97

Current Ratio1.09

Quick Ratio0.96

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio22.55

Forward P/E Ratio26.56

P/E Growth5.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$37.27 billion

Price / Sales5.51

Cash Flow$2.46 per share

Price / Cash Flow19.43

Book Value$4.47 per share

Price / Book10.69

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.11

Net Income$8.92 billion

Net Margins26.77%

Return on Equity41.44%

Return on Assets9.24%

Miscellaneous

Employees86,200

Outstanding Shares4,295,440,000

Market Cap$205.32 billion

Next Earnings Date10/16/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

$47.80

+0.32 (+0.67 %)

(As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Coca-Cola's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

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 shares have decreased by 8.4% and is now trading at $47.80.
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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Coca-Cola?

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 15 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
View analyst ratings for Coca-Cola.

When is Coca-Cola's next earnings date?

Coca-Cola is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 16th 2020.
View our earnings forecast for Coca-Cola.

How were Coca-Cola's earnings last quarter?

Coca-Cola Co (The) (NYSE:KO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 21st. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $7.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.26 billion. Coca-Cola had a return on equity of 41.44% and a net margin of 26.77%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 28.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.63 EPS.
View Coca-Cola's earnings history.

How often does Coca-Cola pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.
View Coca-Cola's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for KO?

20 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Coca-Cola's stock price to reach $54.30 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price.
View analysts' price targets for Coca-Cola.

Has Coca-Cola been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about KO stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news 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. Coca-Cola earned a media sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
View the latest news about Coca-Cola.

Are investors shorting Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 26,970,000 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the July 15th total of 24,220,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 18,150,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares are short sold.
View Coca-Cola's Short Interest.

Who are some of Coca-Cola's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Coca-Cola include LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY), PepsiCo (PEP), Diageo (DEO), PERNOD RICARD S/ADR (PDRDY), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), AMBEV S A/S (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), Constellation Brands (STZ), 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).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Coca-Cola own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Coca-Cola investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Walt Disney (DIS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Procter & Gamble (PG), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC) and Altria Group (MO).

Who are Coca-Cola's key executives?

Coca-Cola's management team includes the following people:

Mr. James Robert B. Quincey, Chairman & CEO (Age 54)
Mr. Brian John Smith, Pres & COO (Age 64)
Ms. Kathy N. Waller, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 61)
Mr. John Murphy, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 57)
Mr. Mark Randazza, VP, Assistant Controller & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 53)

What is Coca-Cola's stock symbol?

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

Who are Coca-Cola's major shareholders?

Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.43%), Swiss National Bank (0.42%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.24%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.21%), C WorldWide Group Holding A S (0.17%) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (0.15%). Company insiders that own Coca-Cola stock include Beatriz R Perez, Bernhard Goepelt, Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, Ed Hays, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, 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 Coca-Cola.

Which major investors are selling Coca-Cola stock?

KO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Hexavest Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Marathon Asset Management LLP, and Ziegler Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, Larry M Mark, Nancy Quan, and Nikolaos Koumettis.
View insider buying and selling activity for Coca-Cola.

Which major investors are buying Coca-Cola stock?

KO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Principal Financial Group Inc., Capital City Trust Co. FL, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, First Trust Advisors LP, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd, Coho Partners Ltd., Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc..
View insider buying and selling activity for Coca-Cola.

How do I buy shares of 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.

What is Coca-Cola's stock price today?

One share of KO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.80.

How big of a company is Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $205.32 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. Coca-Cola employs 86,200 workers across the globe.

What is Coca-Cola's official website?

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

How can I contact Coca-Cola?

Coca-Cola's mailing address is ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA, 30313. The company can be reached via phone at 404-676-2121.

This page was last updated on 8/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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