Coca Cola (KO) Tops Q1 EPS by 7c, Revenues Beat; Since Start of April Seeing Volume Decline Globally of ~25%

Coca Cola (KO) Declares $0.41 Quarterly Dividend; 3.6% Yield

April 22, 2020 5:10 PM EDT

Coca Cola (NYSE: KO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share, or $1.64 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on July 1, 2020, to stockholders of record on June 15, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of June 12, 2020.

The annual yield on the dividend is 3.6... More

Coca Cola (KO) IV bid into 2020 revenue and capital outlook

April 20, 2020 10:17 AM EDT

Coca Cola (NYSE: KO) April weekly call option implied volatility is at 59, May is at 40; compared to its 52-week range of 39 to 77 into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on April 21. Call put ratio 1.1 calls to 1 put with focus on April weekly 48 calls.

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Coca-Cola (KO) PT Raised to $49 at Morgan Stanley

April 20, 2020 8:53 AM EDT

Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian raised the price target on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to $49.00 (from $46.00) while maintaining a Equalweight rating.... More

Coca-Cola (KO) PT Raised to $48 at Jefferies

April 20, 2020 4:58 AM EDT

Jefferies analyst Kevin Grundy raised the price target on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to $48.00 (from $46.00) while maintaining a Hold rating.... More

Cash is king as U.S. quarterly reporting season gains steam

April 17, 2020 1:24 PM EDT

By Noel Randewich

(Reuters) - As the U.S. quarterly earnings season picks up steam next week, investors will get an early glimpse of how companies are weathering the coronavirus outbreak, including the strength of their balance sheets.

Reports from major corporations including International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) will reflect... More

Take Five: Euro zone, earnings, economy

April 17, 2020 11:02 AM EDT

(Reuters) - 1/TESTING TIMES

It's going to be a big week for the euro zone. Italy's bond yields are drifting higher, concerns are growing about its debt ratios and anti-euro sentiment is rising in bloc's third-biggest economy.

The European Central Bank calmed markets a month ago with a 750 billion-euro emergency bond-buying scheme. But politicians' failure to come through with coronabonds undid much of the benefit, meaning markets are again testing policymakers' resolve by pushing out the Italian/German 10-year bond yield gap.

A key gauge of Italian credit risk, that yield spread is back near... More

Coca Cola (KO) call put ratio 3.9 calls to 1 put into cash flow and 2021 pricing outlook

April 17, 2020 10:29 AM EDT

Coca Cola (NYSE: KO) April weekly call option implied volatility is at 47, May is at 39; compared to its 52-week range of 39 to 77 into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on April 21. Call put ratio 3.9 calls to 1 put with focus on April and April weekly 48 calls.

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