Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) Could Achieve Gains In The Near Future

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Stocks Info

Coca-Cola Co is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Beverages – Non-Alcoholic industry. The current market capitalization of Coca-Cola Co is $306.88B. A total of 21.21 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 17.58M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Douglas Monica Howard bought 10,950 shares of KO for 63.65 per share on Nov 22 ’24. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, Douglas Monica Howard sold 10,950 shares at 63.71 per share. KO shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 22,688.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Quincey James disposed of 100,000 shares on Nov 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $64.03. This resulted in the Chairman and CEO holding 342,546 shares of KO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Quincey James bought 100,000 shares at $63.80 per share on Nov 07 ’24.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Coca-Cola Co pays an annual dividend of $1.94, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.72%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.00. KO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.9% when it declared a $0.51 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.8%. The KO stock dividend was $0.4850 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KO has a high of $73.53 and a low of $57.93.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. KO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $12.62B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $42.76B in debt and $19.95B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $5.78, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $24.86B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for KO is Buy with a score of 4.77.

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