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Truist Securities Reiterates Buy Rating on Coca-Cola (KO)
April 29, 2025 9:36 AM EDTTruist Securities analyst Bill Chappell reiterated a Buy rating and $80.00 price target on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).
The analyst comments "Coca-Cola (KO) reported 1Q25 results with revenue missing our expectations but in-line with consensus, and adj. EPS in-line with both our/consensus estimates. Net sales were $11.216B vs. our $11.259B est. and consensus est. of $11.146B; and adj. EPS was $0.73 vs. our $0.72 est. and consensus est. of $0.72. Organic revenue was +6%... More
BofA Securities Reiterates Buy Rating on Coca-Cola (KO)
April 29, 2025 9:35 AM EDTBofA Securities analyst Bryan Spillane reiterated a Buy rating and $77.00 price target on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)
The analyst comments "Key 1Q25 takeaways 1) Organic sales of +6% was ahead of BofAe and Street estimates of +3.8/+4.7%. Pricing contributed +5pts to growth (inflation markets contributed less in 1Q YoY) with concentrate volume contributing +1pts vs our forecast for +3.4% and +0.4% YoY, respectively. 2) Unit case volume... More
Goldman Sachs Reiterates Neutral Rating on Coca-Cola (KO), PT $65, 'incremental interest expense and stepped-up f/x headwinds keep us on the sidelines'
April 29, 2025 9:34 AM EDTGoldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog reiterated a Neutral rating and $65.00 price target on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)
The analyst comments "Bottom line - We remain impressed by KOs top-line momentum and execution in a very challenging environment, as it further positions itself well... More
Morgan Stanley Reiterates Overweight Rating on Coca-Cola (KO), PT $78, 'Unchanged FY Guidance Another Confirmation Point of KO's Strong Positioning vs Peers'
April 29, 2025 9:32 AM EDTMorgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian reiterated an Overweight rating and $78.00 price target on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)
The analyst comments "Positive Stock Reaction: While the bar was high for KO, Q1 upside and unchanged FY guidance serve as further confirmation points of KO's strong positioning vs peers. Short-term, FX flex with the weaker dollar, and a modest tariff impact (confirmed by the "manageable" comment in the release) are augmenting LT positives vs peers that drive our OW with Coke our top stock idea, including Coke's strong pricing... More
Coca-Cola beats results estimates, warns tariffs could hurt sentiment
April 29, 2025 7:00 AM EDTBy Ananya Mariam Rajesh
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola's quarterly revenue and profit beat estimates on Tuesday thanks to price hikes and strong demand for its sodas, but the beverage giant warned U.S. tariffs could impact costs and hurt consumer sentiment going ahead.
It also maintained full-year forecasts for organic revenue and comparable profit, unlike PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble that had lowered their expectations as the global trade war triggered by the Trump administration's tariffs threatened to push up costs for American companies.
"We are not immune to global trade dynamics ... the dynamic tariff landscape... More
Coca-Cola (KO) Tops Q1 EPS by 1c; updates guidance
April 29, 2025 6:56 AM EDTCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO) reported Q1 EPS of $0.73, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.72. Revenue for the quarter came in at $11.1 billion versus the consensus estimate of $11.2 billion.
Guidance
Based on the current macroenvironment, the company is providing the following full year guidance.
The company expects to deliver organic revenue (non-GAAP) growth of 5% to 6%. No Update
For comparable net revenues (non-GAAP), the company expects a 2% to 3% currency headwind based on the current rates and including the impact of... More
Coca-Cola earnings preview: CFRA raises rating to Buy
April 28, 2025 4:00 PM EDTAhead of Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) first-quarter earnings report on April 29, CFRA upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold, citing improved international prospects and new growth drivers.
In a note, CFRA said, "We raise our 12-month target by $12 to $80, based on a 2026 P/E of 25.4x, a slight premium to KO's historic average multiples."
The firm added that... More
Coca-Cola (KO) call put ratio 1 call to 1.6 puts into quarter results
April 28, 2025 11:01 AM EDTCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO) May 2 weekly call option implied volatility is at 36, May is at 25; compared to its 52-week range of 10 to 33 into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on April 29. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.6 puts.
... MoreCoca-Cola (KO) call put ratio 1 call to 1 put into quarter results
April 28, 2025 5:35 AM EDTCoca-Cola (NYSE: KO) May 2 weekly 72 straddle priced for movement of 4% into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on April 29.
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