Coca-Cola: Dividend Stock Analysis

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) manufactures, distributes, and markets nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups worldwide. The company is a member of the Dividend Aristocrat index and has increased distributions for 49 years in a row. The most recent dividend increase was in February, when the Board of Directors approved a 6.80% increase to 47 cents/share. The major competitors of Coca-Cola include PepsiCo (PEP), Nestle (NSRGY.PK), Unilever (UL) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS).Over the past decade this dividend stock has delivered an annualized total return of 3.30% to its loyal shareholders. One of the largest shareholders in the company is Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A). click to enlarge The company has managed to deliver an impressive increase in EPS of 9% per year since 2001. Analysts expect Coca Cola to earn $3.88 per share in 2011 and $4.27 per share in 2012. This would be a nice increase from the... Read more

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