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In the latest session, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) closed at $69.28 down -0.14% from its previous closing price of $69.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 14.77 million shares were traded. KO stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.54.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Coca-Cola Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 62.89. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.84 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.74.
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 Mar 11 ’25 when Braun Henrique sold 25,277 shares for $71.47 per share. The transaction valued at 1,806,514 led to the insider holds 52,466 shares of the business.
HENRIQUE GNANI BRAUN bought 25,277 shares of KO for $1,806,514 on Mar 11 ’25. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, KOUMETTIS NIKOLAOS, who serves as the Europe OU President of the company, sold 55,500 shares for $71.01 each. As a result, the insider received 3,940,938 and left with 246,909 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 298581557248 and an Enterprise Value of 331575296000. As of this moment, Coca-Cola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.046 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.564.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KO is 0.47, which has changed by 0.14569211 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KO has reached a high of $73.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.37%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KO has traded an average of 17.59M shares per day and 19536110 over the past ten days. A total of 4.30B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.27B. Insiders hold about 0.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.34% stake in the company. Shares short for KO as of 1740700800 were 37703522 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1738281600 on 29588758. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 37703522 and a Short% of Float of 0.88.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for KO is 1.97, from 1.94 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02796195The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.02. The current Payout Ratio is 78.83% for KO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-08-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
