The Coca-Cola Stock Forecast, Price & News

The 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 (WHO). Since then, KO stock has increased by 0.9% and is now trading at $52.70.
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16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Coca-Cola in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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The Coca-Cola is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 4th 2021.
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $8.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.37 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 24.90% and a return on equity of 41.37%. The Coca-Cola's revenue was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.56 EPS.
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The Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.11%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 30th.
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16 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for The Coca-Cola's shares. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect The Coca-Cola's share price to reach $52.94 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.5% from the stock's current price.
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The Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,380,000 shares, an increase of 20.3% from the September 30th total of 19,440,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,810,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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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), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Ambev (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ), (STZ.B) (STZ.B), (BF.B) (BF.B), Coca-Cola Amatil (CCLAY), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Home Bistro (GRTDD) and Home Bistro (HBIS).
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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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.01%), State Street Corp (4.20%), Morgan Stanley (1.05%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.84%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.59%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.54%). Company insiders that own The Coca-Cola stock include Beatriz R Perez, Bernhard Goepelt, Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, Francisco Crespo, James L Dinkins, James Quincey, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Larry M Mark, Lisa Chang, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis and Robert Edward Long.
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KO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, William Blair Investment Management LLC, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., and Acadian Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Coca-Cola company stock in the last year include Brian John Smith, David B Weinberg, James Quincey, Larry M Mark, Nancy Quan, and Robert Edward Long.
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KO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Morgan Stanley, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Samlyn Capital LLC, Creative Planning, Retirement Systems of Alabama, and United Services Automobile Association.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.70.

The Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $226.47 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. The Coca-Cola employs 86,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Coca-Cola is 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.