Briefing From The Editor -- KO Stock

By Ken Smith • Tuesday, August 29 15:16 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Staples company Coca-Cola has moved -0.2% so far today on a volume of 4,738,901, compared to its average of 13,064,076. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Coca-Cola trades -6.77% away from its average analyst target price of $64.8 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $58.35 to $70.39, and on average have given Coca-Cola a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying KO should be aware of the facts below:

Coca-Cola's current price is 253.3% above its Graham number of $17.1, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Coca-Cola has moved -1.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.41, Coca-Cola has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
KO has a forward P/E ratio of 21.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.82 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.6 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Coca-Cola is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 10.04 compared to its sector average of 4.29
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide.
Based in Atlanta, the company has 82,500 full time employees and a market cap of $261.26 Billion. Coca-Cola currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.0%.

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