NEOS Investment Management LLC Buys 63,554 Shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners $CCEP

NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (NASDAQ:CCEP) by 77.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 146,000 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 63,554 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners were worth $13,200,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners by 13.5% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 123,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,129,000 after purchasing an additional 14,670 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners by 148.4% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,005,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,259,000 after buying an additional 600,962 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 124,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,226,000 after buying an additional 13,135 shares during the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 34,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,167,000 after buying an additional 4,226 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,189,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,994,000 after buying an additional 47,240 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.35% of the company’s stock.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Stock Up 5.0%

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners stock opened at $104.47 on Wednesday. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has a 12-month low of $80.70 and a 12-month high of $104.71. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $91.79 and a 200 day moving average of $90.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on CCEP. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Coca-Cola Europacific Partners from $105.00 to $103.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $101.00 price target on shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $114.00 price target on shares of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $103.50.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Coca-Cola Europacific Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management announced a coordinated €1bn share buyback programme, which supports EPS/return expectations and is a clear buyback-driven catalyst for the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Full‑year 2025 results show strong profit and cash generation (operating profit and comparable free cash flow improved; dividend maintained), with headlines describing a ~31% profit jump year‑on‑year — supporting the buyback and positive outlook. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/news summarizers flagged “robust earnings momentum” from the company call, reinforcing investor confidence in the medium‑term earnings trajectory. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The full Q4 earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for investors wanting detail on drivers (price/mix, volumes, FX and productivity). These documents will matter for interpretation but don’t change the immediate buyback-driven market reaction. Read More. | Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: MarketBeat flagged a notable quarterly miss on headline Q4 numbers (EPS below consensus and a revenue figure that materially missed street expectations), which creates near‑term earnings disappointment risk and could cap upside if the quarter’s shortfall reflects structural weakness. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in recent days show anomalous/zero figures (likely reporting artifacts), so there’s no clear short‑pressure signal driving the move. No link available in the entry.

About Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is a major independent bottler and distributor of nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages, operating under a long-standing franchise relationship with The Coca-Cola Company. The business manufactures, bottles, sells and delivers a broad portfolio of global and local beverage brands, including still and sparkling soft drinks, waters, juices, sports drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Its activities encompass production, packaging, marketing and route-to-market distribution for retail, foodservice, convenience and vending customers.

The company was created through the combination of Coca-Cola European Partners and Coca-Cola Amatil in 2021, bringing together beverage operations across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.