CocaCola (NYSE:KO) Trading Up 1% – Here’s What Happened

CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO)’s share price traded up 1% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $79.64 and last traded at $79.50. 16,106,027 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 19% from the average session volume of 19,946,885 shares. The stock had previously closed at $78.68.

Trending Headlines about CocaCola

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management change and bullish retail take — Motley Fool highlights Henrique Braun’s promotion to CEO (effective March 31), arguing new leadership could reinvigorate growth and listing long‑term dividend support as a reason to buy. 6 Reasons to Buy Coca‑Cola Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend narrative draws investor interest — coverage noting Warren Buffett/Berkshire’s large Coca‑Cola stake and the sizable dividend payment (and long dividend growth streak) supports income investors’ confidence. This favorable narrative likely helped sentiment today. Warren Buffett Collected $816 Million in Dividends
• Neutral Sentiment: CAGNY presentation materials released — Seeking Alpha posted the prepared remarks and slideshow from Coca‑Cola’s Consumer Analyst Group of New York presentation. Investors will parse these for updated strategy, margin and growth details; materials themselves are informational until new guidance or targets are announced. CAGNY Prepared Remarks CAGNY Slideshow
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/program partnership (minor): CineVantage joins Coca‑Cola Refreshing Films as a technical partner on sound/music mentorship. Small PR item unlikely to move the stock materially but positive for brand/marketing initiatives. CineVantage Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 metrics remain mixed — analysts note an EPS beat but slower revenue growth and uneven regional volume trends across beverage categories, which could weigh on near‑term momentum and investor expectations for top‑line acceleration. Q4 Metrics: Growth or Slowing Momentum?

Analyst Ratings Changes

KO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $87.00 price objective on CocaCola in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of CocaCola from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on CocaCola from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fifteen have given a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $84.33.

CocaCola Stock Up 1.0%

The company has a market capitalization of $341.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The company has a 50-day moving average of $72.24 and a 200-day moving average of $70.17.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $11.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.04 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 41.31% and a net margin of 27.34%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.210-3.240 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that CocaCola Company will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other CocaCola news, CEO James Quincey sold 337,824 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.10, for a total transaction of $26,046,230.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 342,546 shares in the company, valued at $26,410,296.60. This represents a 49.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CocaCola

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in CocaCola by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 374,771,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,200,276,000 after purchasing an additional 5,886,352 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in CocaCola by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 167,850,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,734,417,000 after buying an additional 1,992,327 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in CocaCola by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 89,984,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,273,037,000 after purchasing an additional 433,547 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the 4th quarter worth about $3,865,807,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of CocaCola by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 40,289,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,816,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195,581 shares during the last quarter. 70.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.