Selling Buzz: Coca-Cola Co [KO] Executive Vice President Douglas Monica Howard sells 13,548 shares of the company

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Coca-Cola Co shares valued at $947,464 were sold by Douglas Monica Howard on Oct 24 ’25. At $69.93 per share, Douglas Monica Howard sold 13,548 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 37,725 shares worth approximately $2.6 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Levchin Max R purchased 7,206 shares, netting a total of over 503,488 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $69.87 each, the insider now holds 14,267 shares.

Before that, Levchin Max R had added 7,061 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $495,189, the Director bought Coca-Cola Co shares for $70.13 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 7,061 shares, worth approximately $0.49 million.

As published in a research note from Barclays on October 23, 2025, Coca-Cola Co [KO] has been retained to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $77. Analysts at DZ Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of January 30, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for KO. Earlier on January 23, 2025, Piper Sandler resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for KO stock.

Analyzing KO Stock Performance

On last trading session, Coca-Cola Co [NYSE: KO] rose 0.92% to $68.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.3872, but it reached a high of $69.285 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.37%. Over the course of the year, Coca-Cola Co shares have jumped approximately 3.46%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $74.38 on 04/22/25 and a 52-week low of $60.62 on 01/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Coca-Cola Co (KO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 68.48, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 67.98. In the upper region, resistance lies at 69.38. The next price resistance is at 69.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.70 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Coca-Cola Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Coca-Cola Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -5.82 million shares to 33.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 39.23 million shares. A decline of -17.41% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.16.

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In terms of Coca-Cola Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 79 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.58% from the previous closing price of $68.35. Analysts anticipate Coca-Cola Co stock to reach 82 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 08, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $75.

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