Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.04 EPS

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.04, Zacks reports. Coca-Cola had a return on equity of 44.01% and a net margin of 22.45%. Coca-Cola updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.940-2.970 EPS.

Coca-Cola Price Performance

Shares of KO stock opened at $64.58 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $62.53 and its 200-day moving average is $66.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.06. Coca-Cola has a 52 week low of $57.93 and a 52 week high of $73.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $278.18 billion, a PE ratio of 26.68, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.61.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KO has been the topic of several research reports. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Coca-Cola from $74.00 to $73.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Coca-Cola from $78.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Coca-Cola from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Coca-Cola from $82.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Coca-Cola from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $68.00 to $70.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $72.19.

About Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores.