Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

KO belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NYSE while operating in the Beverages – Non-Alcoholic industry. The current market capitalization of Coca-Cola Co is $318.03B. A total of 15.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 19.11M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Braun Henrique sold 25,277 shares of KO for 71.47 per share on Mar 11 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP & Chief Operating Officer now owns 52,466 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 11 ’25, HENRIQUE GNANI BRAUN bought 25,277 shares at 71.47 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, KOUMETTIS NIKOLAOS disposed of 55,500 shares on Mar 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $71.01. This resulted in the Europe OU President holding 246,909 shares of KO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, NIKOLAOS KOUMETTIS bought 55,500 shares at $71.01 per share on Mar 07 ’25.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Coca-Cola Co pays an annual dividend of $1.97, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.03. KO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.9% when it declared a $0.51 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.8%. The KO stock dividend was $0.4850 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KO has a high of $73.95 and a low of $59.72.

As of this writing, KO has an earnings estimate of $0.72 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.74 per share and a lower estimate of $0.7.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. KO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $12.62B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $42.76B in debt and $19.95B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $5.78, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $24.86B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for KO is Buy with a score of 4.87.

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