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Coca-ColaD
NYSE / Food Beverage & Tobacco
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Current thesis
Sustained margin improvement, modest top-line growth and continued buybacks drive EPS upside and a multiple re-rating toward premium consumer staples peers; bull outcome requires clear execution on pricing and cost programs.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
1 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-10-24.
What can break
Input-cost inflation (sweeteners, packaging)
Momentum
81
Value
44
Sentiment
43
Setup hits (3d)
1 · Net Bullish
AI TargetsBase $79.80 · Bull $95.00 · Bear $72.00Analysis 2026-02-11; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Earnings
2026-10-27 · BMO
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-23 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-23 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-11 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-23

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-23. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Bullish
Target $96.29
Why
Momentum81 · Δ7d +1.5
Value44 · Δ7d +0.2
Sentiment43 · Δ7d +2.3
So what
Weak posture (Net Bullish). Prioritize risk control and patience.

Confirming evidence

  • • 1 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-10-24.
  • • Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-27 · BMO.
  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.2.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Input-cost inflation (sweeteners, packaging)
  • • Regulatory actions or sugar-sweetened beverage taxes
  • • Renewed input-cost inflation, weaker retail demand or persistent mix headwinds compress margins and delay buyback benefits, pushing the stock toward the lower analyst band.

Catalyst clock

2026-10-27 · BMO

Q1 2026 earnings release

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
81
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+1.5
Δ21d
+1.8
Value
44
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.2
Δ21d
-0.4
Sentiment
43
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+2.3
Δ21d
-16.2
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 81.3 / Value 44.2 / Sentiment 43.5

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-02-11. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
25%
Probability
Target price
$95.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-02-11 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Most likely
B
Base case
60%
Probability
Target price
$79.80
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-02-11 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
B-
Bear case
15%
Probability
Target price
$72.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-02-11 · RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-23
Market Cap
$398.89B
Beta
0.36
Shares Out
4.3B
P/E (TTM)
22.5
P/S (TTM)
6.13
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
123.45
Rev YoY
+5.9%
EPS YoY
+16.2%
Gross Margin
+61.9%
Op Margin
+31.9%
Net Debt
$31.41B
Current Ratio
1.30
As of 2026-10-23 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data