Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan Buys 40,070 Shares of CocaCola Company (The) $KO

Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan raised its stake in CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 26.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 192,169 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,070 shares during the period. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $13,435,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of KO. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 39,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,433,000 after acquiring an additional 4,591 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in CocaCola by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after acquiring an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in CocaCola during the first quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in CocaCola by 450.5% during the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 39,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,800,000 after purchasing an additional 32,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in CocaCola by 548.2% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 899 shares during the last quarter. 70.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CocaCola Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of KO opened at $80.86 on Friday. CocaCola Company has a 52 week low of $65.35 and a 52 week high of $82.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $347.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.43, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $77.00 and a 200-day moving average of $74.23.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $12.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.24 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 40.55% and a net margin of 27.80%.CocaCola’s quarterly revenue was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CocaCola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is 66.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on KO shares. Truist Financial set a $85.00 price target on CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on CocaCola from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Barclays lifted their target price on CocaCola from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on CocaCola from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of CocaCola from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.27.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total transaction of $1,847,595.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Bruno Pietracci sold 28,765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.41, for a total value of $2,284,228.65. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 755,101 shares of company stock valued at $59,988,566. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

CocaCola Company Profile

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.