Following a rating upgrade by Morgan Stanley, Coca-Cola stock price jumped more than +2% in pre-market trading Tuesday.
Morgan Stanley analysts raised rating on the soft drink giant’s shares to overweight from equal weight. Analyst Dara Mohsenian also hiked her 12-month price target on the stock to $55 from $52, which reflects a 14.5% upside.
Mohsenian emphasized that growth outlook on Coca-Cola is higher than its consumer packaged goods peers, while also praising the company’s pricing power, “strategy tweaks”, strong volume growth, and rebounding emerging market trends as tailwinds for the stock. According to the analyst, these factors are not yet fully captured in Coca-Cola’s current relative valuation in the market – thereby hinting at a potentially attractive valuation.
Mohsenian revised her earnings-per-share estimates for Coke to 42 cents from 41 for 2019, and to 46 cents from 44 for 2020.
Coca-Cola is now Morgan Stanley’s “top mega-cap staples pick”, as mentioned by Mohsenian in her note to clients.
The 10-day moving average for KO crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on April 26, 2024. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 16 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on April 19, 2024. You may want to consider a long position or call options on KO as a result. In of 88 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for KO just turned positive on April 22, 2024. Looking at past instances where KO's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
KO moved above its 50-day moving average on April 19, 2024 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where KO advanced for three days, in of 340 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 304 cases where KO Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 9 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where KO declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
KO broke above its upper Bollinger Band on April 24, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 74, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (10.081) is normal, around the industry mean (71.812). P/E Ratio (24.567) is within average values for comparable stocks, (31.998). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (3.054) is also within normal values, averaging (5.544). Dividend Yield (0.031) settles around the average of (0.027) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (5.754) is also within normal values, averaging (3.113).
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. KO’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to slightly better than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
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