Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Coca-Cola Co shares valued at $2,584,105 were sold by KOUMETTIS NIKOLAOS on Aug 05 ’25. At $69.10 per share, KOUMETTIS NIKOLAOS sold 37,396 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 209,513 shares worth approximately $14.76 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NIKOLAOS KOUMETTIS purchased 37,396 shares, netting a total of over 2,584,105 in proceeds.
Before that, Quincey James had sold 266,403 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $19,197,640, the Chairman and CEO traded Coca-Cola Co shares for $72.06 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 266,403 shares, worth approximately $19.43 million.
As published in a research note from DZ Bank on February 13, 2025, Coca-Cola Co [KO] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $75. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 23, 2025, Piper Sandler has reiterated its “an Overweight” rating for KO. Earlier on January 08, 2025, TD Cowen upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for KO stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing KO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Coca-Cola Co [NYSE: KO] rose 1.32% to $70.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $69.33, but it reached a high of $70.715 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.74%. Over the course of the year, Coca-Cola Co shares have jumped approximately 3.42%.
Is Coca-Cola Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Coca-Cola Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -3.41 million shares to 33.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 36.84 million shares. A decline of -10.2% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.87.
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In terms of Coca-Cola Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 76 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.34% from the previous closing price of $69.51. Analysts anticipate Coca-Cola Co stock to reach 76 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 76. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Coca-Cola Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 07, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $74.
