Coca Cola Co
KO:NYSE
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume |
| 68.18 | (0.1300) -0.2% | 2.8% | 8,000,270 |
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Latest News Headlines for Coca Cola Co
Coca-Cola(R) and Universal Studios Hollywood(SM) Make Lucky Telenovela Fans Feel Like Stars
People call Hollywood the entertainment capital of the world, a place
where stars are born and dreams come true. Thanks to a one-of-a-kind fan
promotion from the Coca-Cola Telenovela Club, three lucky winners will
get to live the ultimate Tinseltown experience. The winners will receive
a trip to Universal Studios in Hollywood, California to meet two of
their favorite stars, Cristian de la Fuente and Jacqueline Bracamontes.
Coca Cola (KO) NewsBite - KO Gets Bullish Broker Rating
Coca Cola (NYSE: KO) opened at $68.27. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $68.06 and a high of $68.77. KO is now trading at $68.25, down $0.06 (-0.09%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $49.47 to a high of $68.47. Analysts at Wells Fargo initiated coverage on KO this morning, starting the stock at Outperform with a $76 price target. Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P; gives KO a positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking. If you are looking for a hedged play on KO the stock seems like it could be a candidate for a November out-of-the-money bull-put credit spread below the 60 range.
Uptrend Call Realized As Coca-Cola Stock Rises 5.4% (KO)
View more recent headlinesSmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) on March 24, 2011 at $64.81. In approximately 2 months, Coca-Cola has returned 5.4% as of today's recent price of $68.31.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of Coca-Cola have traded between a low of $49.47 and a high of $68.47 and are now at $68.31, which is 38% above that low price.
Company Background
The Coca-Cola Company is a non-alcoholic beverage company. The Company owns or licenses and markets more than 500 non-alcoholic beverage brands, primarily sparkling beverages but also a variety of still beverages such as waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and energy and sports drinks. It also owns and markets non-alcoholic sparkling beverage brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. It manufactures, markets and sells, beverage concentrates, referred to as beverage bases, and syrups, including fountain syrups (the concentrate business or concentrate operations), and finished sparkling and still beverages (finished products business or finished products operations).It operates in six segments: Eurasia and Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, Pacific, Bottling Investments and Corporate. On October 2, 2010, it acquired the North American business of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE).
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 68.27 | Previous Close 68.31 |
Day High 68.77 | Day Low 68.02 |
52wk High/Date 68.77 / 5/13/2011 | 52wk Low/Date 49.47 / 7/1/2010 |
Beta 0.60 | Market Capitalization 156.08B |
Shares Outstanding 2.29B | Volatility Avg 13.84 |
Avg Vol(10 day) 6.61M | P/E Ratio 13.2x |
EPS (TTM) 5.17 | Yield 2.8% |
Dividend Announcement 4/28/2011 | Ex-Date 6/13/2011 |
Payable 0.4700 - QRTR | Payable Date 7/1/2011 |
Date of Record 6/15/2011 | |
Last Trade as of 5/13/2011 4:00 PM ET | |
KO Coca Cola Co vs. Peers
| Peers | |
KO Coca Cola Co | 3.7% |
| PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | 8.0% |
| DPS Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 18.8% |
| KFT Kraft Foods Inc. | 10.7% |
KO Coca Cola Co | 2.8% |
| PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | 2.9% |
| DPS Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 2.4% |
| KFT Kraft Foods Inc. | 3.3% |
KO Coca Cola Co | -0.2% |
| PEP PepsiCo, Inc. | -0.6% |
| DPS Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 0.9% |
| KFT Kraft Foods Inc. | 0.4% |