NYSE · KO
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
$91.73
Up+$0.55 (+0.60%)
Updated Oct 29, 2026, 5:24 AM
SID Score
8.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
53/100
Neutral
Price performance · KO
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 28, 2026
KO closed at $91.73 after 21 trading sessions, up 6.56% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | $90.84 | $92.355 | $90.58 | $91.73 | 13.17M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $90.82 | $92.945 | $90.81 | $91.18 | 17.68M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $92.69 | $92.8767 | $91.935 | $92.70 | 20.5M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $95.01 | $95.05 | $92.64 | $92.71 | 18.9M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $93.85 | $95.37 | $93.6001 | $95.34 | 17.15M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $93.105 | $93.46 | $92.55 | $92.68 | 15.15M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $93.68 | $93.96 | $92.64 | $93.49 | 15.99M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $92.56 | $93.99 | $92.56 | $93.42 | 16.94M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $92.99 | $93.90 | $92.81 | $93.90 | 23.09M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $93.145 | $94.10 | $91.715 | $92.00 | 19.67M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $90.895 | $91.93 | $90.55 | $91.78 | 14.56M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $90.56 | $90.56 | $89.67 | $90.11 | 15.33M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $88.415 | $89.80 | $88.415 | $89.79 | 14.35M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $87.60 | $88.475 | $87.3915 | $88.05 | 10.43M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $86.26 | $88.035 | $86.08 | $87.77 | 15.89M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $86.73 | $86.9561 | $85.67 | $85.82 | 12.97M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $86.60 | $87.29 | $86.16 | $86.17 | 16.07M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $85.87 | $86.57 | $85.13 | $86.51 | 21.28M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $86.30 | $86.45 | $85.165 | $85.65 | 20.29M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $86.23 | $86.68 | $85.72 | $86.10 | 18.73M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $87.35 | $87.515 | $86.07 | $86.08 | 15.84M |
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Founded in 1886, Atlanta-headquartered Coca-Cola is the world's largest nonalcoholic beverage company, with a strong portfolio of 200 brands covering key categories including carbonated soft drinks, water, sports, energy, juice, and coffee. Together with bottlers and distribution partners, the company sells finished beverage products bearing Coca-Cola and licensed brands through retailers and food-service locations in more than 200 countries and regions globally. Coca-Cola generates around two thirds of its total revenue overseas, with a significant portion from emerging economies in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Citigroup | Buy | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | TD Cowen | Buy | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | — |
Generated Oct 28, 2026, 5:17 PM
Coca-Cola shares gained 0.58% today following a strong Q3 earnings beat and a series of analyst price target increases from major investment banks. The company's ability to raise full-year guidance for the third consecutive quarter has reinforced investor confidence in its resilience despite some regional headwinds.
Bottom line: Coca-Cola's Q3 earnings beat and consecutive guidance raises have generated renewed analyst enthusiasm, with price targets suggesting meaningful upside potential. However, investors should monitor North America performance closely and recognize that while KO remains a defensive, dividend-paying stalwart, its yield advantage has compressed relative to peers, potentially limiting its appeal to income-focused investors.
Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
Altria yields more than twice as much as Coca-Cola, but the gap says more about the market correctly pricing a shrinking business than about a hidden bargain.
Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
MUNICH, October 28, 2026--A steady climb to a new high: For the eighth consecutive year, Allianz is the world’s most valuable insurance brand and has reached a record $30.7 billion in brand value, lifting it one place to No. 26 in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2026 ranking.
Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
Coca-Cola just posted its sixth consecutive earnings beat and lifted full-year guidance while rivals are cutting theirs, but a flat North American volume, open IRS litigation, and a looming revenue drag from divestitures leave bulls and bears fighting over where the stock goes next.
Yahoo · Oct 28, 2026
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The Coca-Cola Company shares closed at $91.18, reflecting a single-session decline of 1.34%, per SID market data. Despite this pullback, the stock has demonstrated strong momentum across multiple timeframes, gaining 5.57% over the past month and 34.11% over the trailing twelve months, according to Massive/Polygon data. KO currently trades above both its 50-day moving average of $89.20 and its 200-day moving average of $82.28, confirming a sustained uptrend. The 14-day relative strength index stands at 71.6, placing the stock slightly into overbought territory and suggesting potential short-term consolidation. With a beta of 0.393, KO exhibits significantly lower volatility than the broader market, consistent with its Consumer Defensive sector classification. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 16.5 million shares, indicating robust liquidity. The company's market capitalization stands at approximately $297.4 billion, reinforcing its position among the largest U.S. consumer staples companies.
The Coca-Cola Company trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.82, according to SID market data, positioning it at a moderate premium relative to the broader Consumer Defensive sector. The PEG ratio of 3.23 suggests the stock is trading at a significant premium when adjusted for its expected earnings growth rate, indicating that current valuations may already reflect substantial future growth assumptions, per SEC filings. KO's price-to-book ratio stands at 9.52, reflecting the market's recognition of the company's extensive intangible assets, including its globally recognized brand portfolio. The stock offers a dividend yield of approximately 2.95%, which remains attractive for income-oriented investors and highlights Coca-Cola's longstanding commitment to shareholder returns. With a market capitalization of $297.4 billion, the company commands one of the highest valuations in the beverage industry. These valuation metrics collectively reflect a stock priced for stability and consistent cash flow generation rather than rapid growth.
The Coca-Cola Company registers a composite smart money score of 53, reflecting a neutral signal overall, per SID market data. Institutional positioning is the strongest component, scoring a maximum 25 out of 25, indicating that major fund managers maintain substantial allocations to KO. Congressional trading activity scores 12.4 out of 25, suggesting moderate but notable activity among lawmakers. Insider trading data, sourced from SEC Form 4 filings, shows 17 transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 7 purchases and 10 sales. The insider component scores 10.1 out of 25, reflecting a slight lean toward net selling among company executives and directors. Dark pool activity registers at a relatively low 5.8 out of 25, suggesting limited off-exchange institutional accumulation in recent periods. The divergence between the perfect institutional score and the modest insider score warrants attention, as it indicates that external institutional investors remain highly committed while insiders have engaged in moderate profit-taking. Overall, the neutral composite signal suggests balanced positioning among sophisticated market participants.
The Coca-Cola Company has demonstrated a consistent pattern of exceeding analyst expectations in its most recent reported quarters. In the latest reported quarter, the company posted earnings per share of $0.91 against a consensus estimate of $0.88, delivering a positive surprise of $0.03, according to company earnings reports. The prior reported quarter showed an even stronger beat, with actual EPS of $0.97 versus the $0.93 estimate, representing a $0.04 upside surprise. Looking ahead, analysts project EPS of $0.88 and $0.93 for the next two upcoming quarters, per analyst estimates. These forward estimates suggest steady earnings performance in line with recent trends. The consecutive beats highlight effective cost management and revenue execution across Coca-Cola's global beverage portfolio. The company's ability to deliver above-consensus results in successive periods reinforces confidence in management's operational discipline and supports the stock's premium valuation within the Consumer Defensive sector.
Wall Street consensus on The Coca-Cola Company remains firmly bullish, with all five most recent analyst actions reiterating positive ratings, per SID consensus data. On October 26, 2026, Piper Sandler maintained its Overweight rating, followed by Barclays reiterating Overweight on October 16. Citigroup reaffirmed its Buy rating on October 14, while Wells Fargo and JP Morgan maintained their respective Overweight recommendations on October 5 and September 28, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Notably, none of these recent actions involved upgrades or downgrades, indicating stable conviction among coverage analysts rather than shifting sentiment. The uniformity of bullish ratings across five major sell-side institutions — spanning both U.S. and European banks — underscores broad institutional confidence in Coca-Cola's fundamental trajectory. The absence of any Hold or Sell recommendations among recent coverage updates positions KO with a strong consensus rating that aligns with its defensive characteristics and consistent earnings delivery profile documented in recent quarterly results.
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