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Coca-Cola (KO) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
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Coca-Cola (KO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $59.84, moving +0.54% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.74%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.25%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 11.47%.
Heading into today, shares of the world's largest beverage maker had lost 1.54% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 2.5% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.34% in that time.
Coca-Cola will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 26, 2023. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.71, up 1.43% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $11.73 billion, up 3.55% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.61 per share and revenue of $45.02 billion. These totals would mark changes of +5.24% and +4.68%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Coca-Cola. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.06% lower. Coca-Cola is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Coca-Cola has a Forward P/E ratio of 22.85 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.85, which means Coca-Cola is trading at a no noticeable deviation to the group.
Meanwhile, KO's PEG ratio is currently 3.37. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. KO's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 81, which puts it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Coca-Cola (KO) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Coca-Cola (KO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $59.84, moving +0.54% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.74%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.25%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 11.47%.
Heading into today, shares of the world's largest beverage maker had lost 1.54% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 2.5% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.34% in that time.
Coca-Cola will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 26, 2023. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.71, up 1.43% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $11.73 billion, up 3.55% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.61 per share and revenue of $45.02 billion. These totals would mark changes of +5.24% and +4.68%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Coca-Cola. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.06% lower. Coca-Cola is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Coca-Cola has a Forward P/E ratio of 22.85 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.85, which means Coca-Cola is trading at a no noticeable deviation to the group.
Meanwhile, KO's PEG ratio is currently 3.37. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. KO's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.49 as of yesterday's close.
The Beverages - Soft drinks industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 81, which puts it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
To follow KO in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.