Investor's Quick Report – Insights for KO Stakeholders

By Harris Dyer • Friday, September 08 15:53 • Permanent Link

Coca-Cola logged a -0.1% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $58.24 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. KO's trading volume is 9,099,733 compared to the stock's average volume of 12,106,558.

Coca-Cola trades -10.72% away from its average analyst target price of $65.24 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $58.75 to $70.87, 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 240.6% 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 -4.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 11.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.41, Coca-Cola has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
KO has a forward P/E ratio of 22.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.63 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.98 — 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 9.68 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 $251.87 Billion. Coca-Cola currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.1%.

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