The Coca-Cola Company (KO) stock has rolled down 11.3% in the past three months. With this decline, KO shares have underperformed the broader Consumer Staples sector's dip of 8.2% and the S&P 500's rally of 2.7% in the same period. However, the company's shares have slightly outpaced the broader industry's 12.4% decline. Coca-Cola's stock performance also reflects outperformance compared with its close competitors, including PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) , which have lost 16.1% and 14.4%, re ...

Warren Buffett doesn't tell investors a lot about why he picks certain stocks. He gives a lot of general advice, but he usually steers clear of outright recommendations.But there are a few exceptions. The few times he mentions individual companies by name, it's nearly always the same ones. That includes Coca-Cola (KO 1.43%).If you don't know about Buffett's love of Coca-Cola, that might be surprising. Coca-Cola has underperformed the market for years, and it kept up that streak in 2024, gaining 9% while the ...

Between 2023 and the end of 2024, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.16%) gained a staggering 53.2%. The strong two-year performance has left the index with a relatively expensive valuation.The benefits of dividend stocks can be lost by the sound of a roaring market. But dividends can go a long way when the market is trading sideways or going down. Dividends are a way to book a return without selling stock, which can be helpful when equity prices are falling.Coca-Cola (KO 1.43%), Unilever (UL 0.52%), and LyondellBasell ( ...

Dividend Kings are an elite category of companies that have paid and raised their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. But not all Dividend Kings have a schedule for making these raises.For decades, Coca-Cola (KO 1.43%) and Procter & Gamble (PG 0.50%) have raised their payouts in the first half of the calendar year. Here's why both Dividend Kings stand out as solid buys for 2025. Coke's next dividend raise should come in February or MarchCoke has paid and raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years ...

Historically, Coca-Cola (KO)  and PepsiCo (PEP)  have been popular stocks among hedge funds and institutional investors.Speaking to the credibility of Coca-Cola and Pepsi stock, both are owned by renowned institutional investors such as Vanguard Group and BlackRock (BLK) . That said, let’s see which of these iconic beverage makers may be the better investment as we begin 2025. Low Beta Ratios Thanks to their stability during economic downturns, Coca-Cola and Pepsi stock are often sought out for defensive sa ...

Coca-Cola (KO) closed at $60.81 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.52% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.55%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.06%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.24%.Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Coca-Cola in its upcoming earnings disclosure. On that day, Coca-Cola is projected to report earnings of $0.52 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 6.12%. Meanw ...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO ) investors like myself tend to look forward to February of every year as the company's annual dividend increases have historically been announced on the third Thursday of February. I, personally, haveDividends (DGI and DRIP) and Growth at reasonable price (GARP) for Long-term. Serious money.Fun trading for short-term. Play money.Ideas and thoughts presented in the articles are not professional recommendations.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the ...

I’ve decided to start reviewing so-called “dividend aristocrats” and “dividend kings” this year. I thought it would be fun to start with one of the most iconic names on this list: The Coca-ColaI'm a quant investment newsletter writer who marries fundamental analysis with the latest research in momentum. Over the past few years, I’ve developed a piece of software that helps me track the level of optimism and pessimism embedded in stock price. I seek to challenge the assumptions embedded in price by profitabl ...

I am focused on growth and dividend income. My personal strategy revolves around setting myself up for an easy retirement by creating a portfolio which focuses on compounding dividend income and growth. Dividends are an intricate part of my strategy as I have structured my portfolio to have monthly dividend income which grows through dividend reinvestment and yearly increases. Feel free to reach out to me on Seeking AlphaAnalyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of KO, NVDA ei ...

I give the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO ) a strong buy rating because the company has excellent cash flow, high-quality earnings, trades at a market price discount of almost 32% below its intrinsic value of $90.44, a solid dividend yield and payoutMy main goal when performing a fundamental analysis is to dig into the numbers of a company to find its intrinsic worth and, hopefully, to find company's trading at a steep discount using a discounted cash flow model when possible.I followed a similar path to that ...