A share price of Coca-Cola Co [KO] is currently trading at $67.60, up 4.73%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KO shares have gain 7.87% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Coca-Cola Co [NYSE: KO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 30, 2025, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $75 from $69. Previously, Piper Sandler reaffirmed its Overweight rating on January 23, 2025, and dropped its price target to $73. On January 08, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $75 on the stock. Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $74 on January 07, 2025. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $70 on December 12, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on June 24, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $72. In a note dated January 17, 2024, Citigroup reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $67 to $68.
Coca-Cola Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $57.93 and $73.53. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $75 within the next 12 months. Coca-Cola Co [NYSE: KO] shares were valued at $67.60 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.95% based on the average KO price forecast.
Analyzing the KO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Coca-Cola Co [NYSE:KO] were 46.39B which represents -0.54% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.61% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.41 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.79.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 66.78 points at the first support level, and at 65.97 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 68.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 68.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Coca-Cola Co [NYSE:KO] is 1.06. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.90, and the Cash Ratio is 0.43. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.28, the price to book ratio is 10.99 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.08.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Douglas Monica Howard, Officer, that happened on Nov 22 ’24 when 10950.0 shares were purchased. Executive Vice President, Douglas Monica Howard completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to sell 10950.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chairman and CEO Quincey James sold 100000.0 shares on Nov 08 ’24.
