DB&C Advisors LLC Buys New Position in CocaCola Company (The) $KO

DB&C Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $878,000. CocaCola makes up 1.1% of DB&C Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. MCF Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 81.7% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 31,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after purchasing an additional 14,067 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 8,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the last quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 29.1% during the fourth quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC now owns 5,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 1,235 shares during the last quarter. Pinebridge Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CocaCola during the fourth quarter valued at $1,511,000. Finally, PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators purchased a new stake in shares of CocaCola during the fourth quarter valued at $930,000. 70.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CocaCola Stock Up 3.7%

Shares of CocaCola stock opened at $79.63 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $78.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.32. The company has a market cap of $342.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.04, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. CocaCola Company has a 1 year low of $65.35 and a 1 year high of $82.66.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $12.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.24 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 40.55% and a net margin of 27.80%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.73 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CocaCola news, EVP Nancy Quan sold 31,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.93, for a total value of $2,559,411.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 223,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,074,096.90. This represents a 12.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Chairman James Quincey sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $6,166,429.50. The trade was a 71.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 255,505 shares of company stock valued at $20,187,007 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

CocaCola News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are rotating into defensive, dividend-paying stocks like Coca-Cola as market volatility increases, which is supporting demand for KO shares. Article Title
• 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
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and higher price targets from firms including Barclays, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and Citi are helping support the shares. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on KO. UBS Group upped their target price on CocaCola from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of CocaCola in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen upped their target price on CocaCola from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings raised CocaCola from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on CocaCola from $90.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.80.

CocaCola 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.