The stock of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (NASDAQ: CCEP) has increased by 0.40 when compared to last closing price of 76.81.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -0.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-08 that Investors looking for stocks in the Beverages – Soft drinks sector might want to consider either Coca-Cola European (CCEP) or Coca-Cola (KO). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
Is It Worth Investing in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (NASDAQ: CCEP) Right Now?
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (NASDAQ: CCEP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34x compared to its average ratio. CCEP has 36-month beta value of 0.87. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CCEP is 206.10M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CCEP on October 09, 2024 was 1.42M shares.
CCEP’s Market Performance
CCEP stock saw a decrease of -0.40% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.42% and a quarterly a decrease of 5.96%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.53%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.34% for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.85% for CCEP’s stock, with a simple moving average of 6.43% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CCEP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CCEP stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for CCEP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CCEP in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $81 based on the research report published on September 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
CCEP Trading at -1.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CCEP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.53%, as shares sank -3.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.50% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CCEP fell by -0.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $79.39. In addition, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc saw 15.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CCEP starting from STEPHEN LUSK, who proposed sale 11,100 shares at the price of $80.46 back on Sep 23 ’24. After this action, STEPHEN LUSK now owns shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc, valued at $893,116 using the latest closing price.
STEPHEN MOORHOUSE, the Officer of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc, proposed sale 8,000 shares at $80.78 during a trade that took place back on Sep 20 ’24, which means that STEPHEN MOORHOUSE is holding shares at $646,259 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CCEP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 19.80, with 5.21 for asset returns.
Based on Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 19.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.85.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
