PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Buys Shares of 13,304 CocaCola Company (The) $KO

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 13,304 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $930,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund boosted its stake in CocaCola by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 1,307,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,415,000 after purchasing an additional 32,700 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in CocaCola during the 4th quarter valued at about $14,379,000. Arsenal Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in CocaCola during the 4th quarter valued at about $258,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in CocaCola by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 95,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,698,000 after buying an additional 3,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. bought a new position in CocaCola in the 4th quarter valued at about $322,000. 70.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting CocaCola

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investors are rotating into defensive, dividend-paying stocks like Coca-Cola as market volatility increases, which is supporting demand for KO shares. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coca-Cola’s updated 2026 framework calls for 8%–9% comparable EPS growth and about $12.2 billion in free cash flow, reinforcing confidence in earnings and cash generation. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst upgrades and higher price targets from firms including Barclays, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and Citi are helping support the shares. Article Title

Insider Activity at CocaCola

In related news, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 17,725 shares of the company’s stock, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Nancy Quan sold 31,625 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.93, for a total transaction of $2,559,411.25. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 223,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,074,096.90. This represents a 12.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 255,505 shares of company stock valued at $20,187,007 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

CocaCola Stock Up 3.7%

KO stock opened at $79.63 on Friday. CocaCola Company has a 12 month low of $65.35 and a 12 month high of $82.66. The firm has a market cap of $342.59 billion, a PE ratio of 25.04, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.32. 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 released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.05. CocaCola had a net margin of 27.80% and a return on equity of 40.55%. 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 business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CocaCola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of CocaCola from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $87.00 price target on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of CocaCola from $90.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of CocaCola from $87.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 price target on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.80.

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.