Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (NASDAQ: CCEP) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.46x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.90. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CCEP is 206.09M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.92% of that float. On February 13, 2025, the average trading volume of CCEP was 1.51M shares.
CCEP) stock’s latest price update
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (NASDAQ: CCEP) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.17 in relation to its previous close of 81.53. However, the company has experienced a 2.87% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. proactiveinvestors.co.uk reported 2025-01-28 that Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (LSE:CCEP, NASDAQ:CCEP) has recalled a host of soft drinks brands across Europe due to safety fears after finding high levels of a chlorine by-product in cans and bottles. Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Fuze Tea, Minute Maid, Nalu, Royal Bliss and Tropico are the drinks being recalled due to the “excessively high chlorate content”, CCEP said.
CCEP’s Market Performance
CCEP’s stock has risen by 2.87% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 10.36% and a quarterly rise of 4.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.22% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.52% for Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.88% for CCEP’s stock, with a 6.70% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CCEP
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CCEP reach a price target of $82. The rating they have provided for CCEP stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to CCEP, setting the target price at $82 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
CCEP Trading at 5.19% 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 -1.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.22%, as shares surge +8.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CCEP rose by +2.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.35. In addition, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc saw 5.96% 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 Veronique Vuillod, who proposed sale 7,200 shares at the price of $78.72 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, Veronique Vuillod now owns shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc, valued at $566,784 using the latest closing price.
STEPHEN LUSK, the Officer of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc, proposed sale 11,100 shares at $80.46 during a trade that took place back on Sep 23 ’24, which means that STEPHEN LUSK is holding shares at $893,116 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CCEP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 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 0.1. 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 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 17.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.88 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.21for 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 sum up, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
