NYSE:KO
Coca-Cola Company (KO)
99.25
+1.81 (1.86%)
as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:00:00 pm Market Closed.
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BUY
A Warren Buffett core holding. He gradually built his holdings in the late-80s and into the 1990s then didn't touch the shares. Coke and AmEx are now among his largest holdings. Total cost: $1.3 billion apiece. Last year, he earned $704 million in dividends from Coke + $302 million from AmEx in 2022 alone.
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HOLD
We have to look ahead to where the economy will be in 6-12 months. Inflation will ease, and banks can become more dovish. Time to underweight consumer staples. Held up decently, down only 12%. Practicing "shrinkflation". He's neutral. 24 PE, 5-6% growth rate, so it's not cheap. Yield is 2.95%.
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BUY
Its report impressed the street today. It's best of breed. The CEO is seasoned and smart. They delivered strong top and bottom line growth last quarter. Coke enjoyed a strong start in the quarter, adjusted bottling to deal with China's lockdown. Coke will be ready when China does overcome Covid. Coke faces major issues in the US, given high inflation and supply shortages (the cans). Coke cut a deal with Doordash and launched other measures to tackle these problems.
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(A Top Pick Dec 09/21, Up 5.3%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with KO has triggered its stop at $58. To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. This will result in a net investment gain of 10%, when combined with the previous buy recommendation.
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BUY ON WEAKNESS
It will be choppy trading for another month for sure as we digest inflation, including services inflation--inflation is broadening out into other categories. Not enough attention is being paid to retail sales--which are up--and homes sales are also up nicely. We have to wait--nobody knows where inflation is going. She's a long-term investor. Companies that performed best during earnings season are the ones she likes: Expedia, Wynn, Hilton. Would consider AmEx, Coke, McDonald's--if you get them on sale, you can leg into them and see how it goes.
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Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Trading at 27x earnings, compared to a sector average of 42x, KO is good value and is reiterated as a TOP PICK. Recently reported earnings beat analyst expectations by 12% and it maintains a ROE over 40%. We also like that it it paid down a sizable portion of debt. The company provides a strong dividend and has done so for the past 59 consecutive years (it also grows 10% per year). It has modest upside, but we like the stability. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $45, as previously recommended) to $48, looking to achieve $62.50 -- upside potential of 13%. Yield 3.05% (Analysts’ price target is $62.22)
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Both good. He prefers PEP, as it's become more snack and less beverage.