In his annual letter to shareholders, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon warned that interest rates could rise to “8% or even more.” As the head of the largest bank in America, Dimon is very attuned to the impact of rising interest rates on consumers, companies and the global economy. For investors, Dividend Aristocrat stocks should become more appealing as long-term buys should interest rates rise.When interest rates rise, dividend-paying stocks tend to suffer as investors prefer less risky fixed-income i ...

The stock is trading at a healthy discount to its five-year average valuation.Coca-Cola's (KO -0.24%) share prices have effectively been flat over the past two-and-a-half years, but that could change soon.Barclays analyst Lauren Lieberman recently raised her firm's 12-month price target on Coca-Cola from $66 to $68, representing an eventual 17% upside over the current share price. Lieberman has an overweight (buy) rating on the shares. The beverage giant has continued to grow revenue over the last few years ...

Coca-Cola continues to grow profits and dividends.The S&P 500 has done well lately. Over the last year, the index has gained about 25%.But certain stocks have been left behind. During this span, Coca-Cola's (KO -0.24%) share price lost 7%.A stock lagging the market doesn't necessarily translate into a buying opportunity. After all, the stock market has proven pretty efficient. But in this case, dividend-seeking investors should seize this moment to buy Coca-Cola shares.It's time to uncover why you should in ...

Rattankun Thongbun Overview PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) versus Coca-Cola (KO) is the decade's old argument. While I'll start this off by controversially stating that Coke tastes better, I'll end this by trying to prove that Pepsi is a better company to own at the moment. I previously covered Pepsi with my article titled, 'PepsiCo: Expensive, But Must Have' where I discussed how the price traded at a premium valuation. However, the price has come down since then and now looks to be trading at a more attractive ...

karandaev Introduction Perhaps the most important feature of a quality business is that it maintains a repeatable process that can be sustained, and ideally grown, over time. In this sense, most good businesses work similarly to an algorithm. Good businesses take raw materials, run them through a standardized process that transforms them in some way to produce a product, and then sell that product for more money than it took to make it. The product is eventually consumed, needs to be replaced, so the bu ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Coca-Cola (KO) .Coke currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.50, on a scal ...

The consumer sector is a broad category in the stock market that includes companies providing goods and services directly to consumers. Within this sector, consumer staples stocks represent firms that produce or sell essential products such as food, beverages, household, and personal care items. These products are generally considered necessities, which people need regardless of economic conditions. This inherent demand tends to provide the consumer staples sector with a stable revenue base.Investing in con ...

Coca-Cola (KO) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Shares of this world's largest beverage maker have returned -3.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The Zacks Beverages - Soft drinks industry, to which Coke belongs, has gained 0.4% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the ne ...

A handsome shareholder payout isn't everything, after all.In many ways for many investors, Coca-Cola (KO 0.31%) is a model dividend stock. The company is a Dividend King, meaning it has raised its shareholder payout at least once annually for a minimum of 50 years. Its current streak stands at a hard-to-conceive 62 straight years.Coca-Cola management is well aware that the dividend is a big part of the stock's attraction. That's probably a key reason it raised the payout by a relatively high 5%-plus back in ...

Passive income brings joy. Making your money work for you allows for capital gains upon selling investments. However, not all investments will make you money, and smart investors know caution is recommended when choosing stocks. So, passive income investors wisely look out for dividend stocks, identifying companies with strong records of dividend payments, stable balance sheets and steady cash flows. These companies believe in rewarding investors and will hike dividends over the years. Also, these global gi ...