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The closing price of Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) was $69.05 for the day, up 0.13% from the previous closing price of $68.96. In other words, the price has increased by $0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.97 million shares were traded. KO stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.485 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.75.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.57.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when NIKOLAOS KOUMETTIS bought 37,396 shares for $69.10 per share.
Quincey James sold 266,403 shares of KO for $19,197,640 on May 30 ’25. The Chairman and CEO now owns 275,946 shares after completing the transaction at $72.06 per share. On May 30 ’25, another insider, JAMES QUINCEY, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 266,403 shares for $71.49 each.
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 297168404480 and an Enterprise Value of 334681210880. As of this moment, Coca-Cola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.111 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.194.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KO is 0.43, which has changed by 0.008618116 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 -1.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.76%.
Shares Statistics:
KO traded an average of 15.64M shares per day over the past three months and 14245030 shares per day 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 1752537600 were 33429245 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1749772800 on 36838157. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33429245 and a Short% of Float of 0.7799999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.99, KO has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.99. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02885731The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.96. The current Payout Ratio is 78.83% for KO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-08-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
