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Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) closed the day trading at $70.66 down -0.06% from the previous closing price of $70.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.83 million shares were traded. KO stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.905 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.33.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KO, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when KOUMETTIS NIKOLAOS sold 37,396 shares for $69.10 per share. The transaction valued at 2,584,105 led to the insider holds 209,513 shares of the business.
NIKOLAOS KOUMETTIS bought 37,396 shares of KO for $2,584,105 on Aug 05 ’25. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Quincey James, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 266,403 shares for $72.06 each. As a result, the insider received 19,197,640 and left with 275,946 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 304097329152 and an Enterprise Value of 341610135552. As of this moment, Coca-Cola’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.259 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.633.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KO is 0.43, which has changed by 0.012465954 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 1.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.92%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KO traded about 15.12M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KO traded about 11898990 shares per day. 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 74.46% stake in the company. Shares short for KO as of 1753920000 were 35369678 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, compared to 1751241600 on 35288473. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 35369678 and a Short% of Float of 0.83.
Dividends & Splits
KO’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.99, up from 1.99 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028147101The 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.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Coca-Cola Co (KO) is the result of assessments by 16.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.6 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.01 and $2.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.98. EPS for the following year is $3.22, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $3.33 and $3.09.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $12.51B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $12.7B to a low estimate of $12.32B. As of the current estimate, Coca-Cola Co’s year-ago sales were $11.95BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $12.12B. There is a high estimate of $12.32B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $11.8B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $48.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $47.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $48.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $46.9BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $51.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $52.47B and the low estimate is $50.04B.
