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Barry Schwartz
Coca-Cola Company
KO-N
DON'T BUY
Jun 07, 2024
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892, best known as the producer of Coca-Cola. The drink industry company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. Social media mentions are up 129% in the past 24h.
This trend accounted for KO's price drop to $52.89 in early October, but it's noteworthy that shares recovered quickly even as the wider S&P continued to slide. Entering December, KO shares have climbed $6 from that low, sandwiched between their 50- and 200-day moving averages. Further, its PE of 23.38x trades below its five-year average of 28.24x at a stable 0.59 beta, while the company has beaten its last three quarters.
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892, best known as the producer of Coca-Cola. The drink industry company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. Social media mentions are up 67% in the past 24h.
The Coca-Cola Co is the nonalcoholic beverage company, which engages in the manufacture, market, and sale of non-alcoholic beverages which include sparkling soft drinks, water, enhanced water and sports drinks, juice, dairy and plant-based beverages, tea and coffee and energy drinks. Its brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid, Georgia, Powerade, Del Valle, Schweppes, Aquarius, Minute Maid Pulpy, Dasani, Simply, Glaceau Vitaminwater, Bonaqua, Gold Peak, Fuze Tea, Glaceau Smartwater, and Ice Dew. It operates through the following segments: Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific, Bottling Investments and Global Ventures. The company was founded by Asa Griggs Candler in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Social media mentions are up 700% in the past 24h.
Brand strength, pricing power, geographic diversification. Big potential expansion in coffee. Really gets local culture. Chart shows a bit of resistance at this level, and we want to see it get through that. Whole chart is decent. Down less than the market these last few days. Beverage sector is pretty defensive and predictable. Metrics look pretty good. Yield is 2.82%.
(Analysts’ price target is $75.38)
Problem he has is that the growth isn't there. His goal is to buy companies that do better than the S&P 500 over the long term, and KO doesn't fit the bill. Great business, especially in EMs, now asset light.