Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO)’s stock price has plunge by 0.95relation to previous closing price of 70.76. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.15% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-13 that Investors are looking for solid dividend stocks with volatility returning to the markets. There are several top stocks offering yields much better than the S&P 500 average of 1.44%, but some of these businesses are struggling competitively and are only offering high yields because their share prices have collapsed.
Is It Worth Investing in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) Right Now?
Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.03x compared to its average ratio. KO has 36-month beta value of 0.47. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KO is 4.27B, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.80% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KO on April 14, 2025 was 19.12M shares.
KO’s Market Performance
The stock of Coca-Cola Co (KO) has seen a 2.15% increase in the past week, with a 2.60% rise in the past month, and a 16.96% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.23% for KO. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.83% for KO stock, with a simple moving average of 6.66% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KO stocks, with DZ Bank repeating the rating for KO by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KO in the upcoming period, according to DZ Bank is $75 based on the research report published on February 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KO reach a price target of $75, previously predicting the price at $69. The rating they have provided for KO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 30th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to KO, setting the target price at $73 in the report published on January 23rd of the current year.
KO Trading at 3.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.63%, as shares surge +3.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.52% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KO rose by +2.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.89% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $70.15. In addition, Coca-Cola Co saw 14.73% 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 KO starting from Braun Henrique, who sale 25,277 shares at the price of $71.47 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, Braun Henrique now owns 52,466 shares of Coca-Cola Co, valued at $1,806,514 using the latest closing price.
HENRIQUE GNANI BRAUN, the Officer of Coca-Cola Co, proposed sale 25,277 shares at $71.47 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that HENRIQUE GNANI BRAUN is holding shares at $1,806,514 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coca-Cola Co stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 41.86, with 10.72 for asset returns.
Based on Coca-Cola Co (KO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.82 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.03.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Coca-Cola Co (KO) has had a better 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.
