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With the stock market hitting all-time highs pretty much every day, there are not that many stocks that have low valuations today. Some of my favorite companies such as Coca-Cola (KO) are trading at over 22 times earnings, which is above what I am willing to pay for this otherwise excellent business. As a result I focused on the list of dividend champions, and uncovered the following... To read the whole article, please click on the article title above.

When it comes to building a successful business, there is no “one size fits all” approach and there have been wildly successful companies each using a wide variety of methods, business models, and approaches to reach their goals. Here are a few companies and the business model and strategies they have used to become the [...]

Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (KO) reached a 52-week high of $42.48 on Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 on announcement of expanded distribution deals with five of its bottling companies. The closing price of the cola giant on Apr 16 was $42.37. Share Price Drivers In concurrence with its first quarter earnings release, Coca-Cola announced that it was [...]

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) is set to report its first-quarter 2013 results on Apr 16 before the market opens. Last quarter, it posted a 2.3% positive surprise. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. Growth Factors this Past Quarter Earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates in the fourth quarter by a penny. It grew [...]

Shares of  The Coca-Cola Company (KO) reached a 52-week high of $41.13 on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 ahead of its first quarter 2013 results on Apr 16. The closing price of the cola giant on Apr 9 was $40.71, representing a solid 1-year return of about 16.2% and year-to-date return of about 9.1%. Average volume [...]

Last month I pulled the trigger on a well known U.S company that you just might have heard of, that is unless you were raised by wolves in the mountains. Coca Cola is probably the most recognized product on the planet and it all started as a brain tonic back in 1886. Coca Cola may seem like a no-brainer investment, but to be honest, it wasn’t an easy choice for me. Let’s face it, sugar water is not exactly the most healthy product to consume. A few years ago there was big uproar...

On Mar 26, we maintained a Neutral recommendation on cola giant, The Coca-Cola Company (KO), following mixed fourth-quarter results announced on Feb 12, 2013. Why the Neutral Recommendation? Coca-Cola’s fourth quarter earnings of 45 cents per share marginally beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents by a penny.  Moreover, earnings grew 15% from the prior-year quarter [...]

With the market at all-time highs, many quality income stocks are getting close to being overvalued. As a result, many investors are tempted to postpone new purchases until there is some sort of a correction. While many household names like Coca-Cola (KO) are fully valued at the moment however, there are many othe companies which are trading at attractive valuations. These of course are not the rock bottom valuations we saw in late 2008 and early 2009, but nevertheless represent cheap entry...

(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday it will lay off 750 people in the United States as the world's largest soft drinks maker streamlines its business three years after a big acquisition. The job cuts, which will be across the board, represent about 1 percent of the company's workforce of 75,000 in North America. About [...]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed back over the 14,000 point mark today, a level it's been hovering just under or just over for the last couple of weeks. It's no secret the stock market has been like a rocket ship since the beginning of the year. As such, us value investors that focus on dividend growth stocks trading at attractive long-term prices relative to their intrinsic value face an uphill battle. What I've been focusing on over the last few weeks is buying quality on dips, as...

You don't have to be a billionaire guru to benefit from this strategy -- you just have to act like one. You say you wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole? You're not alone. In a 2011 survey, securities broker TD Ameritrade (NYSE: AMTD) found that more than three-quarters of "buy and hold" investors have never bought [...]

Diet Pepsi is changing their sweetener before launching a major rebranding campaign next month. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) is trying to strengthen its brand after constantly losing market share to The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) for years. The newer cans of Diet Pepsi in the shelves list two new artificial sweeteners that are present in newer diet [...]

A little anecdotal evidence goes a long way. It's one thing to see the numbers on the page. It's another thing to be out in the marketplace and actually see what a company is doing. This kind of boots-on-the-ground reconnaissance is one of the best ways to find what I call The Next Big Thing. In the past [...]

The Coca-Cola Company trading under the ticker KO is different from the bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc trading under the ticker CCE on the NYSE. As a multi-national company, Coca-Cola has bottlers in many countries of the world and each operate as an independent company and their stocks trade under separate tickers. In this post, lets take a [...]

Many traders now understand that buy-and-hold strategies can suffer from steep losses for years at a time. This knowledge was probably acquired from expensive first-hand experience. In a strong bull market that lasts for decades, buy and hold is a sound investment strategy. But in a long-term bear market like the one that has provided [...]

Over the last few months, I’ve been shifting my view of my entire portfolio from being a collection of “stocks” to a collection of “businesses”. This is also a point that fellow blogger Dividend Mantra pointed out, in his recent post, Warren Buffett’s Wise Words. Mantra’s recent post really hit home for me and I’m sure for many other dividend investors as well. A recent post on the Dividend Ninja by Dan Mac, Find Investment Success with a Business Point of View, also...

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Coca-Cola Company (KO). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: The Coca-Cola Company is world's largest soft drink company, KO also has a sizable fruit juice business. Fair Value: In calculating fair value, I consider the NPV MMA Differential Fair Value along with these four calculations of fair value, see page 2 of the linked PDF for a detailed description: 1. Avg. High Yield Price 2. 20-Year...

This mornings trade was an entry in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO.) The stock fell fast into a prior demand zone as the market started off strong. I was thinking that this was a panic sell off and placed me buy order below the demand zone. As it broke the zone folks kept on selling as stops were hit and I was able to add to my position when KO went on sale.  My profit target is above at $38.62. UPDATE 10/17/2012: Added to position yesterday AP $38.01. Profit target $38.62. Trade...

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has partnered with JBF Industries to set up a production facility in Brazil.Coca-Cola Signs Brazil Production DealCoca-Cola (NYSE:KO) announced that it has partnered with JBF Industries in an effort to increase the production of its PlantBottle TM packaging material.JBF industries will set up a new bio-glycol production facility in Brazil. Bio-glycol is the [...]

Stan Wong is vice-president and portfolio manager of Macquarie Private Wealth. His focus is on North American large caps and exchange traded funds. Top Picks: Coca-Cola With one of the world’s most valuable brands, Coca-Cola shares provides investors with a reasonable long-term earnings growth rate along with a solid dividend yield of 2.7%. Coca Cola’s dividend is projected [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has extended its partnership with UNHabitat on water sustainability.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has extended its sponsorship of the NHRA premier series.

We have maintained our Neutral rating on The Coca-Cola Company (KO) following the appraisal of second quarter 2012 results. The Coca-Cola Company delivered adjusted operating earnings of $1.22 per share in the second quarter of 2012, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.5%. Earnings also improved 4% from the prior-year quarter. The quarter’s earnings were driven [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has appointed Andres Kiger as the head of integrated marketing in Brazil.

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) recently announced plans to streamline its operating structure and make certain management changes. Coca-Cola currently reports its operating results under six segments, broadly geographical, save one: Eurasia & Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, Pacific, Bottling Investments and Corporate. Effective from January 1, 2013, the company will cut down its operating segments [...]

Coca Cola stock has been on a bit of a bull run lately, and is now over $80/share. It’s kind of a shame in a certain sense; I’d love to pick up more shares at the right price. Value investors of course want stock values to be low while the underlying company performance is strong, so that reinvested dividends, or fresh capital, or even the company’s own share buybacks, are able to buy more shares. I wouldn’t exactly call it overvalued; with a 2.5% dividend yield and over 8%...

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has partnered with will.i.am to launch Ekocycle branded products.

Courtesy of Benzinga. The shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today approved a two-for-one stock split and an increase from 5.6 billion to 11.2 billion in the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock. The record date [...]

Courtesy of Benzinga. var ads_url = ""; document.write(ads_url); On Tuesday, shareholders of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) approved a two-for-one stock split that will increase the number of shares to 11.2 billion. This is Coca-Cola's first stock [...]

Courtesy of Benzinga. var ads_url = ""; document.write(ads_url); Stereotaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: STXS) announced that at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to [...]

Courtesy of Benzinga. AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII) today announced that it has changed its name to Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. ("the Company") and has effected a one-for-six reverse stock split. The name change and reverse stock split were approved by the Company's [...]

Picture this; 200 coal miners stranded in the mines, overwhelming traffic delays, and a halt in electronic trading. Catastrophic would be an understatement, right? As ugly as it seems, this is just a sneak peek of the situation that hit India at the beginning of the week. On Monday, around 370 million Indian citizens were left [...]

•    The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) reported second quarter earnings per share of $1.22, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 •    Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) posted second quarter earnings per share of $1.30, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 by a penny •    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) reported second quarter earnings per share of [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has posted a 20% volume growth increase in India.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) reports second quarter net profits have declined by 49 percent to $1.4 billion, or 50 cents per share on acquisition cost, due unfavorable foreign exchange rates. As a result, the world’s largest health care products manufacturer lessened its earnings forecast for 2012. Its current forecast was lowered from $5.07 per share to $5 [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has started construction work on a new distribution center in Joplin.

Courtesy of Benzinga. The shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today approved a two-for-one stock split and an increase from 5.6 billion to 11.2 billion in the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock. The record date for [...]

Courtesy of Benzinga. On Tuesday, shareholders of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) approved a two-for-one stock split that will increase the number of [...]

Courtesy of Benzinga. Stereotaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: STXS) announced that at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per [...]

Courtesy of Benzinga. AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII) today announced that it has changed its name to Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. ("the Company") and has effected a one-for-six reverse stock split. The name change and reverse stock split were approved by the Company's shareholders [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has said that it will invest $5 billion in India by 2020.

  In a Thursday BBC column, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) chief executive and chairman Muhar Kent listed five consumer mega trends that he believes are changing the world. The viewpoint comes from a recent Consumer Goods Forum report called, the "Future Value Chain." Kent stresses the importance of these trends for the future of retail and consumer goods. Take a [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has given $3.5 million to USWP for its work in Africa.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has signed a high-protein milk shake distribution deal in the US.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has decided to become a partner of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has launched a water conservation program in the UAE.Coca-Cola Working On Water ProjectPartnering with the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and the UNDP, the soft drink maker giant Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has launched the ‘Every Drop Matters’ program in the UAE aimed at helping to increase the understanding of water conservation issues in the country.Antoine [...]

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has entered into a deal with ScanLife in Spain.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has announced a grant for a Harlem-based non-profit organization.

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has decided to organize a major recycling campaign in the UK.

One of the world's most familiar food and beverage companies is PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Its brands are known all across the globe including Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker and, of course, the iconic cola brand Pepsi. Pepsi is also famous for the decades-long battle to be the top-selling carbonated beverage with its bitter rival, Coca Cola (NYSE: KO). The conflict between the two rivals raged back and forth for years across the country's grocery shelves. Coke usually held the upper hand...