Signaturefd LLC Has $27.25 Million Stake in CocaCola Company (The) $KO

Signaturefd LLC reduced its stake in shares of CocaCola Company (The) (NYSE:KO) by 11.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 389,770 shares of the company’s stock after selling 52,072 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in CocaCola were worth $27,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CocaCola in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CocaCola in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CocaCola in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in CocaCola in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in CocaCola in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 70.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at CocaCola

In other CocaCola news, CEO James Quincey sold 337,824 shares of CocaCola stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.10, for a total value of $26,046,230.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 342,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,410,296.60. The trade was a 49.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO John Murphy sold 99,437 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.42, for a total transaction of $7,996,723.54. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 410,550 shares in the company, valued at $33,016,431. This represents a 19.50% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 892,925 shares of company stock worth $70,254,796 over the last ninety days. 0.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KO has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of CocaCola in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of CocaCola from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of CocaCola from $83.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of CocaCola in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of CocaCola from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and fifteen have given a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CocaCola has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $84.80.

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• Negative Sentiment: Dividend sustainability concern: coverage questions whether the recent $0.53 quarterly dividend increase is fully supported by earnings and cash flow, raising the risk that higher payout expectations pressure valuation if growth slows. Investors focused on payout ratios and free cash flow should dig into the company’s guidance and capital allocation plans. Is Coca‑Cola Paying More in Dividends Than It Can Afford?

CocaCola Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE KO opened at $76.68 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $330.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.22, a P/E/G ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.36. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.25. CocaCola Company has a one year low of $65.35 and a one year high of $82.00.

CocaCola (NYSE:KO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $11.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.04 billion. CocaCola had a return on equity of 41.31% and a net margin of 27.34%.The company’s revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share. CocaCola has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.210-3.240 EPS. Research analysts expect that CocaCola Company will post 2.96 earnings per share for the current year.

CocaCola Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from CocaCola’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. CocaCola’s dividend payout ratio is presently 69.74%.

About CocaCola

The Coca‑Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a global beverage manufacturer, marketer and distributor best known for its flagship Coca‑Cola soda. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company develops and sells concentrates, syrups and finished beverages across a broad portfolio of brands. Its product range spans sparkling soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready‑to‑drink teas and coffees, and other still beverages, marketed under both global and regional brand names.

Coca‑Cola’s brand portfolio includes widely recognized names such as Coca‑Cola, Diet Coke, Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, Minute Maid, Powerade and Dasani, and in recent years the company has expanded into the coffee and premium beverage categories through acquisitions such as Costa Coffee.