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Coca-Cola (KO) Stock – Understanding the Recent Investor Exodus

This afternoon we watched Coca-Cola drop -1.1% to a price of $65.94 per share. The Large-Cap Beverages company is now trading -15.57% below its average target price of $78.1. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $70.0 to $85.0 per share for Coca-Cola, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.

Coca-Cola's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 0.9%. The stock's short ratio is 2.32. The company's insiders own 9.88% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 65.6%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Coca-Cola.

Institutions Invested in Coca-Cola

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2025-06-30 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc 9% 400,000,000 $26,376,000,976
2025-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 367,441,971 $24,229,124,464
2025-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 7% 313,295,952 $20,658,735,839
2025-06-30 State Street Corporation 4% 164,934,725 $10,875,796,169
2025-06-30 FMR, LLC 2% 100,303,741 $6,614,028,926
2025-06-30 Morgan Stanley 2% 90,555,820 $5,971,250,991
2025-06-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 88,901,595 $5,862,171,391
2025-06-30 Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC 2% 86,921,000 $5,731,570,952
2025-06-30 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2% 80,258,102 $5,292,219,441
2025-06-30 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 2% 68,523,067 $4,518,411,205
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