CocaCola Company (The) $KO Shares Purchased by Qsemble Capital Management LP

Qsemble Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 162,862 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,588 shares during the quarter. CocaCola makes up 0.9% of Qsemble Capital Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Qsemble Capital Management LP’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $11,386,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 23,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,627,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Lawood & Co. bought a new position in shares of CocaCola during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,595,000. Novare Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Novare Capital Management LLC now owns 18,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,284,000 after purchasing an additional 1,941 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of CocaCola by 27.2% during the fourth quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 25,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,792,000 after purchasing an additional 5,475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richard Young Associates Ltd. bought a new position in shares of CocaCola during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,066,000. 70.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on KO shares. TD Cowen upped their target price on CocaCola from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $87.00 target price on CocaCola in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on CocaCola from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on CocaCola from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised CocaCola from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $86.27.

CocaCola Stock Performance

Shares of KO stock opened at $80.86 on Friday. CocaCola Company has a 12-month low of $65.35 and a 12-month high of $82.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $347.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.05. CocaCola had a return on equity of 40.55% and a net margin of 27.80%.The business had revenue of $12.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

CocaCola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is 66.67%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CocaCola news, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total value of $1,847,595.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 17,725 shares in the company, valued at $1,371,383.25. This represents a 57.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO James Quincey sold 250,688 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.14, for a total value of $19,839,448.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 278,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,013,186.70. This trade represents a 47.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 755,101 shares of company stock worth $59,988,566. 0.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

CocaCola Company 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.