NYSE:KOCoca-Cola Stock Price, Forecast & News

Coca-Cola's stock was trading at $52.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KO shares have decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at $43.91. 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) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $8.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.32 billion. Coca-Cola had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 45.26%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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 given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. View Coca-Cola's dividend history.

21 equities research analysts have issued 12 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 25.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Coca-Cola.

Media headlines about KO stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press 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 -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Coca-Cola earned a coverage optimism score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola saw a drop in short interest during the month of 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 trading volume of 20,020,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company's stock are short sold. 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Diversified Trust Co (0.01%) and Park National Corp OH (0.01%). 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 6 Meridian, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Fulton Bank N. A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Clarius Group LLC, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, and First Financial Bank Trust Division. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canandaigua National Corp, Jacobs & Co. CA, Park National Corp OH, Campbell Capital Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Polianta Ltd, Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., and Cullinan Associates Inc.. 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 $43.91.

Coca-Cola has a market capitalization of $188.59 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.