The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) dbAccess Global Consumer Conference June 6, 2024 5:00 AM ET Company Participants John Murphy - President and CFO Conference Call Participants Steve Powers - Deutsche Bank Steve Powers All right. Good morning, everybody. I'm thrilled to welcome Coca-Cola back to our conference. With us today are President and Chief Financial Officer, John Murphy. John, thanks for joining us. John Murphy Pleasure to be with you, Steve. Steve Powers Okay. Great. So we'll use the entirety of our ...

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INDIA - 2024/05/17: In this photo illustration, the Coca-Cola logo is seen displayed on a mobile ... [+] phone screen and in the background. (Photo Illustration by Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesGiven its better prospects, we believe Coca-Cola stock (NYSE: KO) is a better pick than its sector peer Costco stock (NASDAQ NASDAQ : COST). Although both companies are from the Consumer Defensive sector, KO stock trades at a higher valuation multiple o ...

There are plenty of ways to prepare for a potential stock market correction while still meeting your long-term financial goals.Last Thursday, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average all hit all-time highs, with the Dow crossing the 40,000 level for the first time in its over-125-year-old history.The stock market has overcome myriad challenges over the past six years, including the U.S.-China trade war, COVID-19 pandemic, election uncertainty, supply chain challenges, and now inflati ...

Group 1: Investment Insights - Warren Buffett's investment in Coca-Cola has proven to be highly successful, with an initial investment of $1 billion in 1988 now valued at $25.3 billion [1] - Coca-Cola reported an 11% increase in organic sales for Q1 2024, significantly outperforming Pepsi's 2.7% sales growth during the same period [5] - The company raised its revenue growth guidance for 2024 to as much as 9%, up from the previous estimate of 7% [5] Group 2: Brand Strength and Competitive Advantage - Coca-Cola possesses a formidable brand moat, being the most valuable soft drink brand globally, valued at $35 billion, which is a 4.6% increase from the previous year [3] - The brand's recognition is so strong that "Coke" is often used generically to refer to all soft drinks in many regions of the U.S., highlighting its cultural significance [3] - Pepsi's brand value increased by over 10% to $20.2 billion, but it still lags behind Coca-Cola, which requires Pepsi to spend significantly on advertising to close the gap [4] Group 3: Financial Metrics - Coca-Cola's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 25.4, which is lower than the industry average of 57.1 and PepsiCo's ratio of 27 [6] - The company is characterized as a long-term buy-and-hold investment, providing consistent, modest returns rather than high growth [6] - Buffett's firm is expected to earn $776 million in dividends from Coca-Cola this year, reflecting the stock's reliability as a blue-chip investment [6]

This Dividend King remains a rock-solid choice for generating passive income.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are both up a little over 1% in the last month. Meanwhile, the consumer staples sector is up over 4% during that time, and Coca-Cola (KO -0.76%) has been a big part of that sector gain. Coke's stock price is up 7.4% in just the last month. The move has Coke trading within a couple of percentage points of its all-time high of $64.99 a share set back on April 24, 2023.Here's why Coca-Cola has what it ...

The market may be experiencing a shift from growth to value. If so, investors may be considering some Warren Buffett stocks. That is, the stocks that are part of Buffett’s Berkshire-Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A, NYSE:BRK-B) and reflect his value investing philosophy.  Buffett’s goal is to find stocks that are undervalued but still have solid fundamentals. Rather than get caught up in the day-to-day machinations of the stock market, Buffett believes that the true value of these stocks will come out over time.  Berks ...

These income investments look attractive following the market's big rally to date in 2024.April was a tough month on the market. The S&P 500 index dropped 4% last month, erasing some of the big gains from the past several months. Here in early May, the market is now up 8%, down from an 11% gain in the first four months of 2024.Long-term investors look forward to volatility like that because it sparks discounts that have nothing to do with the long-term outlook of a given company.With that in mind, let's loo ...

This Dow Jones beverage giant is growing sales at a double-digit clip.According to billionaire investor Warren Buffett, achieving excellent returns as an investor is mainly about buying wonderful businesses and holding them for many, many years. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has trounced the S&P 500 over decades using that approach, creating many millionaire shareholders in the process.One of Buffett's favorite stocks is a consumer staples company that already enjoyed a dominant market position when he boug ...

If you learn to think like Buffett, you could end up making better decisions with less stress.Coca-Cola (KO 0.60%) is Warren Buffett's longest-held stock and one of his favorites. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, first bought shares of Coke stock in 1988 and owns 400 million shares.The big news revealed at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting last week was that it had sold 13% of its stake in Apple. While that sounds significant, and is, Apple remains the company's largest position by far, moving d ...