Coca-Cola Company (The)(KO) - Stock detail

Coca-Cola Company (The)

US
KO
The Coca-Cola Company(Listing date: 09/15/1919)

The Coca-Cola Company was founded on May 8, 1886, and was registered in Delaware in September 1919. It is the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company. The company owns or licenses and sells more than 500 non-alcoholic beverage brands, which are divided into the following categories: sparkling soft drinks; water, enhanced water and sports drinks; juices, dairy and plant-based drinks; tea and coffee; and energy drinks. The company owns and sells four of the world's top five non-alcoholic sparkling soft drink brands: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. Since 1886, finished beverages bearing the company's trademark have been sold in the United States and are now available in more than 200 countries and regions.

AI Rating

Rating methodology
Latest close (chg%)82.53-1.27%
Buy price
81.25
Target price87.50
Sell price79.40
P/E TTM26.25
P/E29.71
Confidence70%
Risk score65/100
AI Summary
The committee recommends a tactical BUY based on a confirmed high-volume technical breakout, a fundamental 're-rating' narrative of KO from pure defense to 'defensive growth', and overwhelmingly positive market sentiment. Risks from overvaluation and overbought conditions are managed through a disciplined entry on a pullback to support ($81.25) and a strict stop-loss ($79.40).

Alpha Score

0-10
  • Trend（Score 5/10）

    Technical analysis indicates a bullish intermediate-term trend for KO but suggests the stock is overextended in the short term, recommending holding existing positions and waiting for a pullback for new entries.

  • Valuation（Score 3/10）

    Coca-Cola's valuation multiples are elevated across the board. The current price is at the top of its historical P/E-based range and is assessed as fully valued to slightly overvalued based on traditional metrics. A reasonable 12-month fundamental target price is estimated around $86.40, with a more conservative target at $80.00.

  • Financial strength（Score 6/10）
    The company exhibits a solid but leveraged financial structure. It has sufficient short-term liquidity, but a notably high debt-to-asset ratio. Overall financial health is stable but leveraged, supported by predictable cash flows.
  • Profitability（Score 9/10）
    Coca-Cola demonstrates exceptional and improving profitability metrics, with very high gross and net margins reflecting powerful brand pricing power. Returns on equity and assets are outstanding, and recent performance shows robust net income growth.
  • Sentiment（Score 8/10）
    Coca-Cola (KO) presents a strong buy opportunity driven by a confluence of positive catalysts including a strengthening growth narrative, defensive appeal in a down market, near-term FIFA World Cup marketing, and high-credibility institutional endorsement.
Latest price
$82.53-1.27%
Market cap355.08B
P/E TTM26.25
P/E29.71
Volume14.21M
Turnover1.18B