Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Shares Down 0.1% - Here's Why

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 0.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $64.06 and last traded at $64.32. Approximately 3,438,067 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 75% from the average daily volume of 13,514,188 shares. The stock had previously closed at $64.38.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on KO. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Coca-Cola from $78.00 to $76.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Coca-Cola from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Coca-Cola from $73.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Cfra restated a "hold" rating on shares of Coca-Cola in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Coca-Cola to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Coca-Cola has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.36.

Coca-Cola Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $67.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.58. The company has a market cap of $278.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.61.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.03. Coca-Cola had a return on equity of 44.01% and a net margin of 22.45%. The company had revenue of $11.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.74 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that The Coca-Cola Company will post 2.85 EPS for the current year.

Coca-Cola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.485 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.01%. Coca-Cola's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.17%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO James Quincey sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.03, for a total transaction of $6,403,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 342,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,933,220.38. This represents a 22.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.97% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Coca-Cola

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KO. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Coca-Cola by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 92,961,376 shares of the company's stock worth $6,680,205,000 after purchasing an additional 11,206,995 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Coca-Cola by 3.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 92,957,028 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,664,005,000 after buying an additional 2,966,964 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Coca-Cola by 2.9% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 38,701,876 shares of the company's stock worth $2,463,373,000 after buying an additional 1,084,475 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in Coca-Cola by 14.5% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 31,615,428 shares of the company's stock worth $2,271,885,000 after acquiring an additional 4,013,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in Coca-Cola by 1.1% in the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 16,362,598 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,041,479,000 after acquiring an additional 177,241 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.26% of the company's stock.

About Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.

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