Coca-Cola - KO Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Coca-Cola in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" KO shares.
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18 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Coca-Cola's stock. Their KO share price forecasts range from $58.00 to $76.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $66.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.8% from the stock's current price.
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Coca-Cola's stock was trading at $63.61 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, KO shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $59.83.
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Coca-Cola saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,040,000 shares, a decline of 10.9% from the December 31st total of 31,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,940,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 14th 2023.
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Coca-Cola will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 14th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 26th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.07. The business earned $10.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.72 billion. Coca-Cola had a net margin of 23.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.75%. The company's revenue was up 16.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.55 EPS.
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Coca-Cola announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 30th.
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.94%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 61 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 76.86%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, KO will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.02% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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797 employees have rated Coca-Cola Chief Executive Officer James Quincey on Glassdoor.com. James Quincey has an approval rating of 92% among the company's employees. This puts James Quincey in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Coca-Cola investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), Procter & Gamble (PG), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

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

Coca-Cola's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.32%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.16%), DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.14%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.10%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.08%) and Coho Partners Ltd. (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Alfredo Rivera, Beatriz R Perez, Brian John Smith, Carolyn Everson, David B Weinberg, Henrique Braun, Herbert A Allen III, James Quincey, Jennifer K Mann, Jennifer K Mann, John Murphy, Kathy Loveless, Lisa Chang, Mark Randazza, Monica Howard Douglas, Nancy Quan, Nikolaos Koumettis, Robert Edward Long and Stephen Furlong.
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Shares of KO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of KO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $59.83.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has a market capitalization of $258.74 billion and generates $38.66 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $9.77 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.29 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 79,000 workers across the globe.

Coca-Cola's mailing address is ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA, 30313. The official website for the company is www.coca-colacompany.com. The company can be reached via phone at (404) 676-2121, via email at koinvestorrelations@coca-cola.com, or via fax at 404-676-6792.