CocaCola Company (The) $KO Stake Lifted by Ethic Inc.

Ethic Inc. increased its stake in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 22.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 93,246 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,968 shares during the period. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $6,519,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KO. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its stake in CocaCola by 438.8% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 361 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in CocaCola during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new position in CocaCola during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in CocaCola during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new position in CocaCola during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. 70.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CocaCola Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:KO opened at $78.40 on Friday. CocaCola Company has a 1 year low of $65.35 and a 1 year high of $82.00. The stock has a market cap of $337.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.65, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.03 and a 200-day moving average of $73.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.36.

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

CocaCola Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at CocaCola

In other news, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total transaction of $1,847,595.60. Following the completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO John Murphy sold 72,449 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.52, for a total value of $5,833,593.48. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 279,917 shares in the company, valued at $22,538,916.84. The trade was a 20.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 555,101 shares of company stock valued at $44,208,566 over the last 90 days. 0.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

CocaCola News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2026 EPS estimate to $3.26, matching the Street consensus and reinforcing confidence in Coca-Cola’s near-term earnings outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research also increased its Q3 2026 and Q3 2027 EPS estimates, and Erste Group Bank lifted its FY2026 and FY2027 forecasts, indicating continued analyst optimism about the company’s operating performance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Some longer-dated estimates were trimmed slightly, including Q4 2026, Q2 2027, and FY2028, but the cuts were small and do not materially change the overall earnings picture.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on CocaCola from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. TD Cowen increased their price target on CocaCola from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Truist Financial set a $85.00 price target on CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings raised CocaCola from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.27.

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.