CocaCola Company (The) $KO Shares Bought by Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC raised its position in CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 24.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 235,193 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,790 shares during the period. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $16,442,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of CocaCola during the second quarter worth $26,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in CocaCola in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in CocaCola in the third quarter valued at $27,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new stake in CocaCola in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in CocaCola during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. 70.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting CocaCola

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank raised its price target on KO to $86 and put a Buy rating on the stock — a clear analyst endorsement that boosts upside expectations and can support the share price. Deutsche Bank raises KO price target to $86
• Positive Sentiment: Coca‑Cola is expanding Fairlife production capacity to meet strong demand, which supports revenue and margin outlooks in its premium dairy business. Coca‑Cola expands Fairlife production capacity
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional coverage is highlighting KO as a defensive pick (low beta, steady dividends), which can attract inflows during market volatility and support relative outperformance. Barclays names top 4 defensive stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets are noting KO’s ramp of AI and cloud across the value chain — improvements to execution, insights and innovation but not a wholesale tech pivot; this supports efficiency and growth potential but is execution‑dependent. Does Coca‑Cola’s AI and Cloud Push Signal a New Tech‑Led Growth Phase?
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/price commentary says KO is building momentum after a pullback and holding key support levels — helpful for traders but not a fundamental catalyst. KO price forecast: momentum builds after pullback
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend‑stock comparisons (PepsiCo vs Coca‑Cola) and model analyses keep KO on income investors’ radars — supports steady demand but not an immediate price driver. PepsiCo vs Coca‑Cola: The better dividend stock
• Negative Sentiment: Coca‑Cola announced a CEO transition tied to the next phase of AI/digital growth and is creating a chief digital officer role — leadership change raises near‑term uncertainty around execution and valuation while signaling a strategic shift that will take time to prove out. Coca‑Cola CEO shift puts AI and valuation in fresh focus
• Negative Sentiment: Some headlines urge caution despite KO’s outperformance (reasons to watch and one to be cautious), highlighting valuation and macro risks that could pressure shares amid broader market weakness. 2 reasons to watch KO and 1 to stay cautious

Insider Activity

In other CocaCola news, CFO John Murphy sold 99,437 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.42, for a total transaction of $7,996,723.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 410,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,016,431. This trade represents a 19.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of CocaCola stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total value of $1,847,595.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 17,725 shares in the company, valued at $1,371,383.25. This trade represents a 57.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 892,925 shares of company stock valued at $70,254,796. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

CocaCola Stock Performance

Shares of CocaCola stock opened at $76.05 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.05. CocaCola Company has a 12 month low of $65.35 and a 12 month high of $82.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $327.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.01, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $11.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.04 billion. CocaCola had a net margin of 27.34% and a return on equity of 41.31%. CocaCola’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.210-3.240 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that CocaCola Company will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current year.

CocaCola Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. This is an increase from CocaCola’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is 69.74%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on KO shares. Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 price objective on CocaCola in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on CocaCola from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on CocaCola from $83.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of CocaCola from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $84.80.

About CocaCola

The Coca‑Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a global beverage manufacturer, marketer and distributor best known for its flagship Coca‑Cola soda. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company develops and sells concentrates, syrups and finished beverages across a broad portfolio of brands. Its product range spans sparkling soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready‑to‑drink teas and coffees, and other still beverages, marketed under both global and regional brand names.

Coca‑Cola’s brand portfolio includes widely recognized names such as Coca‑Cola, Diet Coke, Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Minute Maid, Powerade and Dasani, and in recent years the company has expanded into the coffee and premium beverage categories through acquisitions such as Costa Coffee.