--- title: "Coca-Cola Stock in Focus: A Look at the Earnings, Analyst Activity, Technical Picture" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293224026.md" description: "Coca-Cola (KO) shares are trading near $82 ahead of Q2 earnings on July 28, with consensus expecting EPS of 93 cents and revenue of $13.15 billion. The stock maintains a 'Buy' rating from analysts, including recent target hikes by UBS, Citigroup, and BofA. Technically, KO shows a neutral RSI and remains above key moving averages, indicating an intact uptrend despite short-term consolidation. Benzinga Edge highlights strong quality and growth scores but weak value metrics." datetime: "2026-07-20T13:30:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293224026.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293224026.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293224026.md) --- # Coca-Cola Stock in Focus: A Look at the Earnings, Analyst Activity, Technical Picture **Coca-Cola Company** (NYSE:KO) shares are in the spotlight, with earnings on deck, recent analyst activity, a bullish-but-cooling technical setup and Edge Rankings all drawing attention. - Coca-Cola stock is trading at depressed levels. Where are KO shares going? ## **Earnings Preview & History** Coca-Cola is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on July 28. The company is expected to report earnings per share of 93 cents along with revenue of $13.15 billion. For the prior quarter, Coca-Cola reported earnings per share of 86 cents, beating the consensus estimate of 81 cents. The company also posted revenue of $12.47 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $12.25 billion. Coca-Cola has beaten EPS estimates in eight consecutive quarters. Over the last four quarters, the company has averaged an EPS surprise of 0.05% and a revenue surprise of 0.01%. ## **Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions** The stock carries a Buy rating with an average price target of $89.92. Recent analyst moves include: - **UBS**: Buy (Raises Target to $98.00) (July 16) - **Citigroup**: Buy (Raises Target to $97.00) (July 14) - **B of A Securities**: Buy (Raises Target to $95.00) (July 10) ## **A Bullish Trend Taking a Breather** Coca-Cola is trading 0.9% below its 20-day SMA ($82.25), a spot that often acts like a "line in the sand" for short-term trend traders when a stock has been grinding higher. At the same time, it’s still 0.5% above the 50-day SMA ($81.06) and 8.4% above the 200-day SMA ($75.17), keeping the bigger-picture uptrend intact. Momentum is best framed through RSI, which is at 48.38—basically neutral and consistent with a stock that’s digesting gains rather than breaking down. RSI measures how stretched a move is, and a reading near 50 typically signals a market that’s deciding between continuation and consolidation. The longer-term trend backdrop remains constructive: the 20-day SMA is above the 50-day SMA (bullish), and the 50-day SMA is above the 200-day SMA—confirming the golden cross that occurred in December 2025. That matters because it often keeps "buy-the-dip" interest alive on pullbacks toward intermediate support. - **Key Resistance**: $84.00 — a clean round-number area near the upper end of the recent range, where rebounds can stall before retesting the $85.68 52-week high - **Key Support**: $76.50 — a nearby floor that lines up with a prior demand zone and sits not far above the 200-day moving-average area ($75–$76) ## Benzinga Edge Rankings Below is the Benzinga Edge scorecard for Coca-Cola, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses compared to the broader market: - **Momentum**: Moderate (Score: 69.85) — The trend is constructive, but the stock is acting more like a steady grinder than a breakout name right now. - **Quality**: Bullish (Score: 92.54) — The scorecard flags strong underlying business quality, which often supports pullbacks in defensive large-caps. - **Value**: Weak (Score: 4.65) — The market is pricing KO at a premium, so upside may depend more on execution than multiple expansion. - **Growth**: Bullish (Score: 99.3) — The model is rewarding KO’s growth profile versus peers, which can help explain why the stock has held up over the past year. **The Verdict:** Coca-Cola’s Benzinga Edge signal reveals a quality-and-growth-leaning profile with decent momentum, but a valuation that leaves less room for error. 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