Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Issues Earnings Results

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.04, Zacks reports. Coca-Cola had a return on equity of 44.01% and a net margin of 22.45%. Coca-Cola updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.940-2.970 EPS.

Coca-Cola Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of KO stock opened at $64.58 on Tuesday. Coca-Cola has a 12-month low of $57.93 and a 12-month high of $73.53. The company has a market capitalization of $278.18 billion, a PE ratio of 26.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $62.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Coca-Cola from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Coca-Cola from $73.00 to $66.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $69.00 target price on shares of Coca-Cola in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Coca-Cola from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on Coca-Cola from $82.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.19.

Coca-Cola Company Profile

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.