Integrity Alliance LLC. Grows Stock Position in CocaCola Company (The) $KO

Integrity Alliance LLC. lifted its stake in CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 32.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 48,761 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,040 shares during the period. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $3,409,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of KO. Anfield Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of CocaCola by 438.8% in the fourth quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 361 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at CocaCola

In other CocaCola news, Chairman James Quincey sold 200,000 shares of CocaCola stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.90, for a total transaction of $15,780,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 78,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,166,429.50. The trade was a 71.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Monica Howard Douglas sold 23,880 shares of CocaCola stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.37, for a total value of $1,847,595.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 17,725 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,371,383.25. The trade was a 57.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 630,963 shares of company stock worth $50,016,979. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays raised their target price on CocaCola from $85.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial set a $85.00 target price on CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group raised their target price on CocaCola from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $85.00 target price on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on CocaCola from $90.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.80.

CocaCola Stock Performance

CocaCola stock opened at $81.65 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market cap of $351.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.68, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.35. CocaCola Company has a fifty-two week low of $65.35 and a fifty-two week high of $82.66.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $12.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.24 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 40.55% and a net margin of 27.80%.The business’s revenue was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.240-3.270 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that CocaCola Company will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CocaCola Dividend Announcement

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

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.