NYSE:KOCoca-Cola Stock Price, Forecast & News

Coca-Cola's stock was trading at $52.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KO stock has decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $46.25. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 5 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.

Coca-Cola is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Coca-Cola Co (The) (NYSE:KO) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $8.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.32 billion. Coca-Cola had a return on equity of 45.26% and a net margin of 26.95%. Coca-Cola's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. View Coca-Cola's earnings history.

Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.55%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. View Coca-Cola's dividend history.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Coca-Cola's stock. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Coca-Cola's share price to reach $55.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Coca-Cola.

News headlines about KO stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,070,000 shares, a drop of 9.2% from the June 15th total of 26,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20,020,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Coca-Cola's Current Options Chain.

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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).

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

Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.07%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.03%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.03%) and Truewealth LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Coca-Cola stock include Beatriz R Perez, Bernhard Goepelt, Brian John Smith, 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.

KO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, 6 Meridian, Chemung Canal Trust Co., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, and Factory Mutual Insurance Co.. Company insiders that have sold Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Beatriz R Perez, Brian John Smith, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, Jennifer K Mann, Larry M Mark, Nancy Quan, and Nikolaos Koumettis. View insider buying and selling activity for Coca-Cola.

KO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital City Trust Co. FL, Hilton Capital Management LLC, Moody National Bank Trust Division, Motco, Canandaigua National Corp, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Jacobs & Co. CA, and Park National Corp OH. View insider buying and selling activity for 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 $46.25.

Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $198.64 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.

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

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