They don't call him "the Oracle of Omaha" for nothing. Thanks to a phenomenal track record running Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett is an investing legend. This makes him one of the most widely followed experts for everyday investors.Berkshire has compounded capital partly due to its massive public equities portfolio, which owns dozens of different companies. Apple has received a lot of attention in recent years.However, there's one Warren Buffett stock that was able to turn a $1,000 initial cash outlay 5 ...

These stocks feature robust dividends and durable businesses, allowing them to run circles around the S&P 500 this year.Early-stage companies, growth stocks, and cryptocurrencies can outperform when the markets rise, but they often fall further and faster when the market's momentum shifts in the opposite direction. The U.S. stock market has tumbled in 2025, and investors have turned away from riskier assets amid heightened volatility and uncertainty.While market downturns have historically been excellent bu ...

Coca-Cola (KO -0.77%) stock has underperformed the S&P 500 for years, except for some key moments when investors flocked to its stock amid market turmoil. Still, Warren Buffett has touted it as an incredible company and has demonstrated how Berkshire Hathaway has used Coke's famous dividend to its advantage.One of those key moments is now, and investors can see Buffett's wisdom in play. As the S&P 500 continues to flounder, down 8% this year, Coca-Cola stock is up 19%.But it's more than the regular reasons ...

It's not difficult to find stocks likely to go up if the tariff dispute is resolved with a series of trade deals, but what if you want to be a bit defensive and buy some stocks with relatively less exposure to potential tariffs or even some upside exposure? Where better to look for them than among Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holdings?Here's why beverage king Coca-Cola (KO -0.77%), building materials maker Louisiana-Pacific (LPX -0.49%), and swimming pool specialist Pool Corp. (POOL 0.94%) are worth ...

The market crash that followed President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on April 2 was a disaster for short-term-minded investors. For those of us who like to buy and hold dividend-paying stocks for years, though, market crashes create relative bargains out of stocks that previously seemed a little too pricey.Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, and since then, shares of the holding company have produced a 19.9% average annual return. The legendary investor and his team produced th ...

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The Coca-Cola Company (KO) is slated to report first-quarter 2024 earnings on April 29, before the opening bell. The company is expected to register year-over-year top and bottom-line declines when it reports first-quarter numbers.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter earnings is pegged at 71 cents per share, indicating a 1.4% decline from the prior-year quarter’s reported figure. The consensus mark for earnings has moved down by a penny in the past 30 days. For quarterly revenues, the consensus ma ...

The consensus estimate for 'Net Operating Revenue- North America' stands at $4.34 billion. The estimate suggests a change of +4.1% year over year. In its upcoming report, Coca-Cola (KO) is predicted by Wall Street analysts to post quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share, reflecting a decline of 1.4% compared to the same period last year. Revenues are forecasted to be $11.12 billion, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1.6%. Over the last 30 days, there has been an upward revision of 0.3% in the consensu ...

Shares of Coca-Cola (KO 1.57%) are doing something that seems quite unusual so far this year. The stock is up 17% year to date through April 17, and is stubbornly staying near the 52-week high of $73.95 reached on April 3.The beverage giant's share price performance is excellent considering the recent stock market volatility, which clobbered many stocks, but so far has left Coca-Cola unscathed. Part of the reason for its share price resiliency is the conglomerate's solid business performance in 2024.With Co ...

The market expects Coca-Cola (KO) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2025. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on April 29, 2025, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better ...