Modus Advisors LLC Buys New Position in CocaCola Company (The) $KO

Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 17,179 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,201,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of CocaCola in the fourth quarter worth about $552,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of CocaCola by 38.1% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 111,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,802,000 after acquiring an additional 30,786 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd lifted its stake in shares of CocaCola by 82.3% in the third quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 49,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,296,000 after acquiring an additional 22,444 shares in the last quarter. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC lifted its stake in shares of CocaCola by 16.4% in the third quarter. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC now owns 710,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,087,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in CocaCola by 35.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 54,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,586,000 after buying an additional 14,076 shares in the last quarter. 70.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total value of $1,847,595.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 17,725 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,371,383.25. This represents a 57.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman James Quincey sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.90, for a total value of $15,780,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 78,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,166,429.50. This trade represents a 71.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 255,505 shares of company stock valued at $20,187,007 in the last three months. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KO has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded CocaCola from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $87.00 price objective on CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on CocaCola from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on CocaCola from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $86.80.

Trending Headlines about CocaCola

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• Positive Sentiment: Coca-Cola’s updated 2026 framework calls for 8%–9% comparable EPS growth and about $12.2 billion in free cash flow, reinforcing confidence in earnings and cash generation. Article Title
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CocaCola Stock Performance

Shares of KO stock opened at $79.63 on Friday. CocaCola Company has a 12-month low of $65.35 and a 12-month high of $82.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $342.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.05. CocaCola had a return on equity of 40.55% and a net margin of 27.80%.The business had revenue of $12.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

CocaCola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is 66.67%.

About CocaCola

The Coca?Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a global beverage manufacturer, marketer and distributor best known for its flagship Coca?Cola soda. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company develops and sells concentrates, syrups and finished beverages across a broad portfolio of brands. Its product range spans sparkling soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready?to?drink teas and coffees, and other still beverages, marketed under both global and regional brand names.

Coca?Cola’s brand portfolio includes widely recognized names such as Coca?Cola, Diet Coke, Coca?Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Minute Maid, Powerade and Dasani, and in recent years the company has expanded into the coffee and premium beverage categories through acquisitions such as Costa Coffee.