The Coca-Cola Company was covered by a number of analysts recently, 6 rated the stock as Buy, 6 rated Outperform, 13 rated Hold, 1 gave an Underperform and 0 rated sell.
The top 5 institutional holders, in ascending order, are as follows: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with 400 million shares, VANGUARD GROUP INC with 279.64 million shares, BLACKROCK INC. with 242.56 million shares, STATE STREET CORP with 167.59 million shares, and CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS with 142.71 million shares. Thompson Investment Management Inc who had been investing in Coca Cola Co for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $197.84 billion market cap company. Ltd. now owns 9,727 shares of the company's stock worth $807,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares during the last quarter.
Municipal Employees Retirement System of MI trimmed its stake in shares of The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) by 13.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It has underperformed by 17.65% the S&P500.
(LM) by 42.99% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.01.
The Coca-Cola Company shares increased 0.17 percent over the past week and rose 1.9 percent over the previous month. About 553,309 shares traded. The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) has risen 16.70% since January 16, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 9.31% the S&P500. KO's profit will be $1.62B for 30.64 P/E if the $0.38 EPS becomes a reality. The shares price has positioned 0.09% over the past quarter while it has directed 3.29% throughout past six months. Therefore 54% are positive. Immersion had 7 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. FBR Capital has "Mkt Perform" rating and $85 target. The firm has "Hold" rating by BMO Capital Markets given on Wednesday, September 6. On Monday, January 9 the stock rating was downgraded by Goldman Sachs to "Sell". The rating was initiated by Sterne Agee CRT with "Buy" on Tuesday, July 21. The stock of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB) has "Buy" rating given on Wednesday, June 21 by Longbow. The firm earned "Hold" rating on Monday, July 24 by Jefferies. The firm has "Hold" rating given on Monday, October 23 by Stifel Nicolaus. Wells Fargo downgraded the shares of KO in report on Thursday, January 19 to "Market Perform" rating. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Thursday, September 28 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. Credit Suisse maintained the stock with "Buy" rating in Friday, April 28 report. Pictet Asset Management Ltd holds 2.25M shares.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.8 in 2017 Q3. It dropped, as 17 investors sold MATX shares while 52 reduced holdings.
There are 1,844 institutional holders with active positions, accounting for 2.8 billion shares in total. Jp Marvel Invest Advisors Limited Liability Co reported 1.4% stake. Aperio Gru Ltd Liability Co reported 0.02% stake. (NYSE:MATX). Commercial Bank Of Montreal Can, a Ontario - Canada-based fund reported 3,305 shares. The Twin Tree Management Lp holds 20,200 shares with $909,000 value, down from 490,100 last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Mgmt Company Limited stated it has 6,200 shares. Susquehanna Grp Llp has invested 0% of its portfolio in Legg Mason, Inc. Old Bank In owns 117,499 shares or 0.29% of their U.S. portfolio. Commonwealth Bank & Trust Of Australia stated it has 184,490 shares or 0.14% of all its holdings. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B.de C.V.by 93.5% in the second quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Therefore 55% are positive. Legg Mason Inc. had 57 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Friday, September 25 by Deutsche Bank. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of KO in report on Thursday, March 10 with "Outperform" rating. (NYSE:MATX) on Thursday, December 15 with "Neutral" rating. The stock has "Buy" rating by UBS on Thursday, October 22. Morgan Stanley has "Equal-Weight" rating and $48 target.
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The firm has a market capitalization of $4,779.03, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.26, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.13. The Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management Llc holds 136,718 shares with $2.67 million value, up from 14,675 last quarter.
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FISCHER DAVID B. had sold 16,298 shares worth $2.75M on Thursday, August 24. 30,298 are held by Meridian Invest Counsel. Patriot Wealth holds 0.43% of its portfolio in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares were sold by Cox Christopher K.
The average Wall Street analyst rating for The Coca-Cola Company is Hold, according to the average of 15 analyst scores. The rating was upgraded by Wells Fargo on Tuesday, November 14 to "Outperform". RBC Capital Markets maintained The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) on Friday, November 10 with "Buy" rating. More interesting news about The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) were released by: Foodbusinessnews.net and their article: "Coca-Cola Co. reimagining its approach to innovation" published on November 27, 2017 as well as Bizjournals.com's news article titled: "Will "Twisted Mango" bolster Diet Coke?" with publication date: January 12, 2018. Cowen & Co maintained The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) on Tuesday, August 22 with "Hold" rating.
Short interest is another tool that analysts use to gauge investor sentiment. Its down 0.14, from 0.94 in 2017Q2.
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of KO. 34 funds opened positions while 92 raised stakes. Sky Ltd holds 2.57% or 139,254 shares. Vgi Partners Pty Limited holds 7.74% or 849,392 shares in its portfolio. Schulhoff Company holds 2.39% or 89,268 shares in its portfolio. Bonness holds 1.21% or 37,600 shares. Meyer Handelman Communication holds 344,800 shares. Comparatively, The Coca-Cola Company posted earnings of $0.49 per share in the same quarter a year ago. M&R Capital Management invested 0.01% in Legg Mason, Inc. The insider now holds 265,469 shares of The Coca-Cola Company (KO). Davidson & Garrard Inc has 31,750 shares.
Analysts await Legg Mason, Inc. Intact Inv Mngmt has invested 0.44% in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO). California-based Advisor Partners Lc has invested 0.57% in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO). C Worldwide Gp Hldg A S holds 806,708 shares or 0.52% of its portfolio. (NYSE:MATX). London Of Virginia invested in 0.21% or 1.04M shares.
100,000 shares were sold by SMITH BRIAN JOHN, worth $4.61 million on Tuesday, August 15.
Analysts await The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) to report earnings on February, 13 before the open. The insider MANN JENNIFER K sold $402,235. 26,470 shares were sold by LONG ROBERT EDWARD, worth $1.21M on Friday, August 11.
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