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Why is Coca-Cola Down Today?

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) shares have seen modest volatility over the past two days, as investors weigh a mix of bullish analyst takes, corporate actions and marketing initiatives.

  • Analyst sentiment
    • Morgan Stanley named KO a top pick in its consumer-staples list alongside Philip Morris, underlining defensive appeal.
    • Zacks highlighted KO as one of three “wide moat” stocks with double-digit near-term upside potential.
    • MarketBeat commentary saw shares tick up ~0.2% amid “still a buy” calls, while earlier headlines noted a 0.2% dip with “should you sell?” taglines—reflecting debate over valuation versus defensive qualities.
  • Corporate actions
    • Coca-Cola Europacific Partners expanded its share buyback program, signaling confidence in regional growth and capital returns.
    • A major North American bottler approved a 10-for-1 stock split, aimed at boosting retail liquidity and broadening the shareholder base.
  • Earnings update
    • Q1 earnings transcript was released, providing management’s commentary on volume trends, pricing actions and margin outlook—key for gauging near-term growth drivers.
  • Marketing & product innovations
    • Viral TikTok trends have spotlighted Coke as a purported migraine remedy (with a secondary ingredient), while a new Sprite+Tea flavor taps social-media buzz to drive trial.

Together, these factors help explain today’s slight uptick in KO shares as investors balance defensive brand strengths and growth initiatives against valuation considerations.

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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Trading Down 0.2% - Should You Sell?
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Vident Advisory LLC Increases Position in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Vident Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 109.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 531,232 shares of the company's sto
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Visionary Wealth Advisors Raises Stock Position in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Visionary Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 6.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 107,688 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 6,083 shares during the
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St. Clair Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
St. Clair Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 50,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,164,000. Coca-C
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Tidal Investments LLC Has $12.16 Million Stake in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 30.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 195,228 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 45
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Top Water Stocks To Follow Today - May 18th
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Texas Bank & Trust Co Purchases Shares of 39,227 The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Texas Bank & Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 39,227 shares of the company's stock, val
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Tang Capital Management LLC Grows Holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Tang Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 59.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,714 shares of the company's stock after buying
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Promising Water Stocks To Keep An Eye On - May 17th
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Toronto Dominion Bank Sells 444,372 Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Toronto Dominion Bank lessened its holdings in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 18.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,980,183 shares of the company's stock after selling 444,372 share
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) Shares Acquired by Suvretta Capital Management LLC
Suvretta Capital Management LLC grew its position in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 93.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,137,853 shares of the company's stock after pur
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Scissortail Wealth Management LLC Increases Position in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Scissortail Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 20,077.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,632 shares of the company's stock
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Trading Down 0.1% - What's Next?
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Q1 Earnings Forecast for Coca-Cola Issued By Zacks Research
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Coca-Cola in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for th
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) Shares
Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO). In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Coca-Cola stock on April 9th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN ST
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Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH Buys 77,191 Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 63.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 198,579 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 77,191
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Shell Asset Management Co. Has $3.85 Million Stake in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Shell Asset Management Co. trimmed its holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,801 shares of the company's stock after selling
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Raiffeisen Bank International AG Invests $2.81 Million in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 45,307 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,810,000. A number of othe
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Rafferty Asset Management LLC Acquires 37,126 Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 12.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 336,524 shares of the company's stock after
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Stock Price Up 2.2% - Here's Why
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What is Zacks Research's Estimate for Coca-Cola Q2 Earnings?
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Coca-Cola in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.83 per share for
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Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. Acquires 23,230 Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its stake in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 97.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,968 shares of the company's stock after buying an add
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Point72 Europe London LLP Buys Shares of 1,718,689 The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Point72 Europe London LLP acquired a new position in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,718,689 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $107
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Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. Invests $53.79 Million in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 864,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approxim
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ProShare Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 6.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,494,281 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 211,969 shar
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MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Has $26.74 Million Position in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 429,448 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 20,287 shares during the peri
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Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Trading Down 0.3% - Time to Sell?
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Quantinno Capital Management LP Buys 32,264 Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 10.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 339,592 shares of the company's stock after buying an ad
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Pathstone Holdings LLC Sells 9,779 Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)
Pathstone Holdings LLC lowered its holdings in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,254,222 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,779 shares
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