Sanket Ray Sells 9,958 Shares of CocaCola (NYSE:KO) Stock

CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) insider Sanket Ray sold 9,958 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.50, for a total transaction of $861,367.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 62,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,372,082.50. The trade was a 13.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

CocaCola Stock Performance

NYSE:KO traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $86.76. 5,167,613 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,316,096. The stock has a market capitalization of $373.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.07, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.33. CocaCola Company has a 52-week low of $65.35 and a 52-week high of $90.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $82.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.44.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.04. CocaCola had a return on equity of 39.38% and a net margin of 28.56%.The business had revenue of $13.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.17 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that CocaCola Company will post 3.29 earnings per share for the current year.

CocaCola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. CocaCola’s payout ratio is currently 63.66%.

Institutional Trading of CocaCola

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KO. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its position in CocaCola by 438.8% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 361 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the period. Louisbourg Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CocaCola during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CocaCola during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of CocaCola by 1,081.8% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 390 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guardian Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in CocaCola in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.26% of the company’s stock.

Key CocaCola News

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates moved higher. Erste Group raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to $3.30 from $3.27 and its FY2027 estimate to $3.53 from $3.49, modestly above the current consensus for FY2026. Erste Group raises Coca-Cola earnings estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Underlying demand appears healthy. Coverage of Coca-Cola’s second-quarter results highlighted 6% organic revenue growth and a 5% increase in unit case volume, indicating growth was driven more by volume than by pricing. The company previously reported quarterly EPS of $0.97 and revenue of $13.37 billion, both ahead of expectations. Coca-Cola revenue growth analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Defensive investor appeal remains strong. Coca-Cola is still a top-five Berkshire Hathaway holding, supported by its long record of dividend increases and substantial dividend payments. Recent commentary also favors Coca-Cola as a steadier beverage investment relative to Celsius’s uncertain turnaround prospects. Coca-Cola remains a top Berkshire holding
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor debate is increasingly focused on valuation. Coca-Cola trades at roughly 26 times trailing earnings after delivering a strong multi-year total return. Valuation analyses place the shares near fair value or slightly above it, suggesting earnings growth may need to remain solid to justify additional gains. Coca-Cola valuation analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Premium pricing could cap the stock’s upside. Analysts note that the shares’ recent advance has outpaced the company’s relatively modest growth profile, making Coca-Cola less attractive to value-oriented investors and likely contributing to the current weakness. Coca-Cola strong second quarter at a high price

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on KO shares. Argus boosted their target price on shares of CocaCola from $91.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen upped their price target on CocaCola from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Truist Financial set a $88.00 target price on CocaCola in a research report on Friday, June 26th. HSBC cut CocaCola from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of CocaCola from $90.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CocaCola currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.76.

CocaCola Company Profile

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.