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Opinions Josh Brown, CEO, Ritholtz Wealth Management
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (Bottling)COKEBUYAug 21, 2026
$188.86
Stock price when the opinion was issued
$196.53
As of Aug 25, 2026. Market Open.
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BUY
Allan Tong’s Discover Picks Any discussion of Pepsi inevitably invites comparisons to Coke and not just about taste. Both soft drink producers have beaten their last four quarters with Coke most recently in late July coming in at $0.70, just beating the street’s $0.67. Revenues of $11.30 billion beat the expected $10.57 billion. COKE stock reports on Oct. 25 and the market is clearly bullish at 11 buys and three holds while targeting 20% higher to $66 a share. Read 3 Fast Food Stocks to Nibble On for our full analysis.
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COMMENT
PEP-Q vs. COKE-Q. He would be more inclined to take Pepsi as they diversified better and the growth has been better over the last few years.
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DON'T BUY
Do I want to bet against Warren Buffet? Sugar and fizzy water? Will it sell to Millennials? An unbelievable track record of making money for 100 years. He prefers Doctor Pepper. 70% of profits of COKE-Q are from outside of the US and the high dollar de-values their profits. Doctor pepper is more domestic.
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DON'T BUY
Bottling company and he probably would not look at the bottling operation as he can’t see a lot of growth. US based only. He would prefer to play Coca-Cola (KO-N) and Pepsi (PEP-N) through their international operations.
Don LatoNo
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Coke's Q2 report is the cleanest print in a long time with net revenue +7% and organic revenue +6%, and gross margins +62.9%. The World Cup was a strong boost. It will continue to make new highs. He targets $100.