MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB Cuts Holdings in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lowered its stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO - Free Report) by 2.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 169,205 shares of the company's stock after selling 4,994 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB's holdings in Coca-Cola were worth $10,535,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its stake 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. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Coca-Cola by 14.5% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 31,615,428 shares of the company's stock worth $2,271,885,000 after purchasing an additional 4,013,996 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new stake in shares of Coca-Cola during the third quarter valued at about $269,382,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Coca-Cola by 3.3% in the 3rd 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. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Coca-Cola by 7,006.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 2,478,487 shares of the company's stock worth $178,104,000 after buying an additional 2,443,612 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.26% of the company's stock.

Coca-Cola Price Performance

Shares of KO stock opened at $62.76 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The company has a market capitalization of $270.34 billion, a PE ratio of 25.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.61. The firm's 50-day moving average is $62.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.43. The Coca-Cola Company has a 12 month low of $57.93 and a 12 month high of $73.53.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on KO. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Coca-Cola from $78.00 to $76.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Coca-Cola from $73.00 to $66.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Coca-Cola from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $68.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Coca-Cola in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $74.00 price target for the company. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on Coca-Cola from $82.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.13.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO James Quincey sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were 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 owns 342,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,933,220.38. This trade represents a 22.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.97% 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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