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John Murphy, President and CFO of Coca-Cola Co . (NYSE:KO), recently sold shares amounting to $6.39 million, according to a Form 4 filing with the SEC. The beverage giant, currently valued at $310 billion, has maintained impressive gross profit margins of 61% and has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years, according to InvestingPro data. The transactions, which took place on May 7, involved selling a total of 88,658 shares at an average price of approximately $72.094 per share. Additionally, Murphy exercised stock options to acquire 38,751 shares at $43.515 each. Following these transactions, Murphy holds 205,511 shares directly. The stock, trading near its 52-week high with a P/E ratio of 28.8, appears slightly overvalued based on InvestingPro’s Fair Value analysis, which offers 12+ additional key insights about KO’s valuation and performance metrics.
In other recent news, Coca-Cola reported a strong first-quarter performance for 2025, with net sales of $11.216 billion and an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.73, aligning with consensus estimates. The company experienced a 6% year-over-year organic revenue growth, with significant contributions from Latin America. Coca-Cola maintained its full-year 2025 guidance, projecting a 5% to 6% increase in organic sales and a 2% to 3% rise in adjusted EPS. UBS has raised its price target for Coca-Cola to $86, highlighting the company’s impressive organic revenue growth and gross margins that exceeded forecasts. Meanwhile, Truist Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating with an $80 price target, noting Coca-Cola’s resilience against industry peers’ earnings misses. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) also maintained an Overweight rating, emphasizing Coca-Cola’s significant pricing power and robust market position. Additionally, Coca-Cola announced a regular quarterly dividend of 51 cents per share, set to be paid on July 1. At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, Coca-Cola’s director nominees were elected, and the advisory proposal for executive compensation was approved.
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