NBT Bank N.A. Acquires 86,503 Shares of CocaCola Company (The) $KO

NBT Bank N.A. acquired a new position in CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 86,503 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,446,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Louisbourg Investments Inc. bought a new position in CocaCola during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Guardian Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Horizons Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Atomic Invest LLC boosted its stake in shares of CocaCola by 38.7% during the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Timbuktu Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola during the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. 70.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting CocaCola

Here are the key news stories impacting CocaCola this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Defensive-sector rotation: Investors moved toward reliable, dividend-paying consumer and healthcare companies as broader large-cap stocks weakened, benefiting Coca-Cola’s safe-haven profile. Defensive consumer stocks article
• Positive Sentiment: Encouraging earnings setup: Coca-Cola reports third-quarter results before the market opens on October 27. Analysts are looking for more than $12.9 billion in sales, while the company enters the report after six consecutive EPS beats and previously raised its 2026 organic-revenue and earnings-growth outlook. Coca-Cola third-quarter earnings preview
• Positive Sentiment: KFC distribution win: KFC plans to return Coca-Cola beverages to roughly 3,600 U.S. restaurants beginning in early 2027, replacing PepsiCo products. The agreement could provide incremental fountain-volume growth and reinforce Coca-Cola’s commercial momentum. Coca-Cola KFC agreement article
• Positive Sentiment: Marketing investment: Coca-Cola selected agency partners as part of a global marketing review focused on data, technology and artificial intelligence, while retaining WPP Open X as its global media partner in most markets. Management expects the effort to strengthen consumer connections and support long-term growth. Coca-Cola marketing agency announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation limits upside: After a roughly 30%-plus annual gain, Coca-Cola trades at about 28 times earnings. Investors increasingly need evidence that pricing power, volume growth and margins can justify the premium.
• Negative Sentiment: Operational and legal risks: Pre-earnings analysis points to weak volumes in some key markets, while a law firm is investigating potential class-action claims related to a reported data breach. These issues could pressure results or create reputational and financial costs. Coca-Cola data breach investigation

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman James Quincey sold 145,947 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.09, for a total value of $13,148,365.23. Following the sale, the chairman owned 122,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,066,024.97. This trade represents a 54.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO John Murphy sold 152,483 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.31, for a total transaction of $13,313,290.73. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 279,917 shares in the company, valued at $24,439,553.27. This trade represents a 35.26% decrease in their position. 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 926,620 shares of company stock valued at $83,075,714 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

CocaCola Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KO opened at $95.32 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $89.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.88. CocaCola Company has a twelve month low of $67.27 and a twelve month high of $95.37. The company has a market cap of $410.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.63, a PEG ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $13.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.17 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 39.38% and a net margin of 28.56%. The company’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.270-3.300 EPS. Research analysts predict that CocaCola Company will post 3.30 earnings per share for the current year.

CocaCola Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be given a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 1st. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of CocaCola in a report on Friday, October 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $93.00 price objective (up from $83.00) on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. HSBC boosted their target price on CocaCola from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on CocaCola from $92.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $95.00 price target (up from $88.00) on shares of CocaCola in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.27.

About CocaCola

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a global beverage company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1886, it is best known for Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most recognized soft drink brands.

The company owns, licenses, and markets a broad portfolio of beverages, including sparkling soft drinks, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, juice, dairy and plant-based beverages, and energy drinks. Its brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, smartwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife, and Costa Coffee, among others.

The Coca-Cola Company serves consumers in more than 200 countries and territories through a system that includes company-operated operations, independent bottling partners, distributors, retailers, and food-service providers.