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In the latest session, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) closed at $69.48 down -1.08% from its previous closing price of $70.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 33.68 million shares were traded. KO stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.97.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Coca-Cola Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 1.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.66.
On January 30, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $69 to $75.
Piper Sandler reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on January 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $74 to $73.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 30 ’25 when Quincey James sold 266,403 shares for $72.06 per share. The transaction valued at 19,197,640 led to the insider holds 275,946 shares of the business.
JAMES QUINCEY bought 266,403 shares of KO for $19,045,150 on May 30 ’25. On May 09 ’25, another insider, QUAN NANCY, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 28,543 shares for $70.81 each. As a result, the insider received 2,021,178 and left with 223,330 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KO now has a Market Capitalization of 299060690944 and an Enterprise Value of 342262874112. As of this moment, Coca-Cola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.299 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.242.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KO is 0.44, which has changed by 0.101109385 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KO has reached a high of $74.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.19%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KO has traded an average of 16.04M shares per day and 17790730 over the past ten days. A total of 4.30B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.27B. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.18% stake in the company. Shares short for KO as of 1749772800 were 36838157 with a Short Ratio of 2.30, compared to 1747267200 on 36963819. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36838157 and a Short% of Float of 0.86.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KO is 1.99, from 1.965 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027975515The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.97. The current Payout Ratio is 78.83% for KO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-08-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
