Coca-Cola Co [NYSE: KO] jumped around 17079930.79 points on Friday, while shares priced at $17080000.0 at the close of the session, up 40859424%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 17.08M shares, KO reached a trading volume of 40859424 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Coca-Cola Co [KO]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KO shares is $79.55 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KO stock is a recommendation set at 1.46. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
DZ Bank have made an estimate for Coca-Cola Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on February 13, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price from $69 to $75. The new note on the price target was released on January 30, 2025, representing the official price target for Coca-Cola Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $74 to $73, while Piper Sandler kept a Overweight rating on KO stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 11.31, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.20.
How has KO stock performed recently?
Coca-Cola Co [KO] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.71. With this latest performance, KO shares dropped by -3.98% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 10.06% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 10.57% in the past year of trading.
Coca-Cola Co [KO]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Coca-Cola Co [KO] shares currently have an operating margin of 24.71% and a Gross Margin at 61.17%. Coca-Cola Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 23.11%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 10.72%, with Return on Assets sitting at 10.72%.
Earnings analysis for Coca-Cola Co [KO]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for KO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Coca-Cola Co go to 6.11%.
Insider trade positions for Coca-Cola Co [KO]
The top three institutional holders of KO stocks are: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with ownership of 400.0 million shares, which is approximately 9.2829%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 370.7 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$23.6 billion in KO stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$19.73 billion in KO stock with ownership which is approximately 7.1919%.
