Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.03 compared to its previous closing price of 71.70. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.87% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-06 that The May collection of Dividend Kings grew to 55, with Automatic Data Processing and RLI Corporation joining, despite two companies dropping off for not increasing dividends. Six top-yield Dividend Kings, including Altria and Canadian Utilities, are now fairly priced, with annual dividends from $1K investments exceeding their single-share prices. Analysts predict net gains of 14.7% to 56.86% for the top ten Dividend Kings by yield for the coming year, based on target prices. Among the 55 Dividend Kings, 16 show negative free cash flow margins, making them cash-poor and unsafe for investment.
Is It Worth Investing in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) is above average at 28.72x. The 36-month beta value for KO is also noteworthy at 0.48. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KO is 4.27B, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.89% of that float. The average trading volume of KO on May 07, 2025 was 19.37M shares.
KO’s Market Performance
KO stock saw an increase of -0.87% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.56% and a quarterly increase of 14.44%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.36%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.29% for Coca-Cola Co (KO). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.18% for KO’s stock, with a simple moving average of 6.00% 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 1.03% 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 -3.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.36%, as shares surge +4.90% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.60% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KO fell by -0.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $71.85. In addition, Coca-Cola Co saw 15.19% 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:
- 0.25 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 0.15. Equity return is now at value 40.98, with 10.72 for asset returns.
Based on Coca-Cola Co (KO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.81 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.10.
Conclusion
In summary, Coca-Cola Co (KO) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
