NYSE:KOCoca-Cola Stock Price, Forecast & News

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. Since then, KO stock has decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $45.2750. 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) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.07. The business earned $8.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.32 billion. Coca-Cola had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 45.26%. The business's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. View Coca-Cola's earnings history.

Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. View Coca-Cola's dividend history.

21 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets 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 $55.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Coca-Cola.

News coverage about KO stock has trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Coca-Cola earned a coverage optimism score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,070,000 shares, a decline 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. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.07%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.03%), Hexavest Inc. (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). 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., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, 6 Meridian, Chemung Canal Trust Co., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Fulton Bank N. A., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 Moody National Bank Trust Division, Canandaigua National Corp, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Jacobs & Co. CA, Park National Corp OH, Campbell Capital Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, and Polianta Ltd. 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 $45.28.

Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $194.45 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.