CocaCola Company (The) $KO Shares Purchased by Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC raised its position in CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 16.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 710,000 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $47,087,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of CocaCola by 42.1% during the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 31,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,112,000 after acquiring an additional 9,435 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its stake in shares of CocaCola by 30.0% in the third quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 147,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,782,000 after acquiring an additional 34,007 shares in the last quarter. Bridgefront Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of CocaCola in the third quarter worth about $1,119,000. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in CocaCola by 352.2% in the third quarter. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. now owns 40,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,665,000 after purchasing an additional 31,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beck Mack & Oliver LLC boosted its holdings in CocaCola by 4.1% in the third quarter. Beck Mack & Oliver LLC now owns 18,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the last quarter. 70.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of CocaCola in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Truist Financial set a $85.00 target price on CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of CocaCola from $88.00 to $87.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of CocaCola from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $84.40.

Insider Transactions at CocaCola

In other CocaCola news, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total transaction of $1,847,595.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 17,725 shares in the company, valued at $1,371,383.25. The trade was a 57.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Bruno Pietracci sold 28,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.41, for a total transaction of $2,284,228.65. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 892,925 shares of company stock valued at $70,254,796 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.97% of the company’s stock.

CocaCola Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of CocaCola stock opened at $77.34 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $75.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $71.39. CocaCola Company has a fifty-two week low of $65.35 and a fifty-two week high of $82.00. The firm has a market cap of $332.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44, a P/E/G ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $11.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.04 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 41.31% and a net margin of 27.34%.CocaCola’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.55 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.210-3.240 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that CocaCola Company will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CocaCola Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. This is a boost from CocaCola’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 67.11%.

CocaCola Profile

The Coca‑Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a global beverage manufacturer, marketer and distributor best known for its flagship Coca‑Cola soda. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company develops and sells concentrates, syrups and finished beverages across a broad portfolio of brands. Its product range spans sparkling soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready‑to‑drink teas and coffees, and other still beverages, marketed under both global and regional brand names.

Coca‑Cola’s brand portfolio includes widely recognized names such as Coca‑Cola, Diet Coke, Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Minute Maid, Powerade and Dasani, and in recent years the company has expanded into the coffee and premium beverage categories through acquisitions such as Costa Coffee.