Capital International Inc. CA Purchases 193,074 Shares of CocaCola Company (The) $KO

Capital International Inc. CA raised its position in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 51.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 566,868 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 193,074 shares during the quarter. Capital International Inc. CA’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $39,630,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of CocaCola by 438.8% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of CocaCola during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of CocaCola by 1,081.8% during the 4th quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the period. Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of CocaCola during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CocaCola during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 70.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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CocaCola Stock Performance

NYSE:KO opened at $79.63 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $78.09 and its 200 day moving average is $75.32. CocaCola Company has a fifty-two week low of $65.35 and a fifty-two week high of $82.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $342.59 billion, a PE ratio of 25.04, a PEG ratio of 3.18 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.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.05. The company 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 prior year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current year.

CocaCola Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

Insider Transactions at CocaCola

In other news, Chairman James Quincey sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.90, for a total transaction of $15,780,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 78,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,166,429.50. This represents a 71.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Nancy Quan sold 31,625 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.93, for a total value of $2,559,411.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 223,330 shares in the company, valued at $18,074,096.90. The trade was a 12.40% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 255,505 shares of company stock valued at $20,187,007. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on KO shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on CocaCola from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 price target on CocaCola in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on CocaCola from $83.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on CocaCola from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CocaCola has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $86.80.

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.