The Chart of the Day belongs to the independent Coca-Cola bottler and distributor Coca Cola Consolidated (COKE). I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 11/7 the stock gained 38.73%.
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes nonalcoholic beverages primarily products of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States. The company offers sparkling beverages, such as sparling beverages; and still beverages, including energy products, as well as noncarbonated beverages comprising bottled water, ready to drink coffee and tea, enhanced water, juices, and sports drinks. It also sells its products to other Coca-Cola bottlers; and post-mix products that are dispensed through equipment, which mixes the fountain syrup with carbonated or still water enabling fountain retailers to sell finished products to consumers in cups or glasses. In addition, the company distributes products for various other beverage brands that include Dr Pepper and Monster Energy. It sells and distributes its products directly to grocery stores, mass merchandise stores, club stores, convenience stores, and drug stores; and restaurants, schools, amusement parks, and recreational facilities, as well as through vending machine outlets. The company was formerly known as Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and changed its name to Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. in January 2019. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Barchart Technical Indicators:
- 100% technical buy signals
- 98.74+ Weighted Alpha
- 82.48% gain in the last year
- Trend Seeker buy signal
- Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 16 new highs and up 28.68% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 80.43%
- Technical support level at $924.67
- Recently traded at $934.96 with 50 day moving average of $752.54
Fundamental Factors:
- Market Cap $8.70 billion
- P/E 14.19
- Dividend yield .54%
- Revenue expected to grow 11.50% this year but be down 1.70% next year
- Earnings estimates are not given
Analysts and Investor Sentiment -- I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:
- Only one Wall Street analysts issued a hold recommendation on the stock
- The individual investors following the stock on Motley Fool voted 614 to 46 for the stock to beat the market with the most experienced investors voting 167 to 8 for the same result
- Value Line gives the stock its above average rating of 2 and has a 3 to 5 year price projection of $465 - $695 which is actually below its current price??????
- CFRA's MarketScope gives the stock a buy rating
- 39,330 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha
Additional disclosure: The Barchart Chart of the Day highlights stocks that are experiencing exceptional current price appreciation. They are not intended to be buy recommendations as these stocks are extremely volatile and speculative. Should you decide to add one of these stocks to your investment portfolio it is highly suggested you follow a predetermined diversification and moving stop loss discipline that is consistent with your personal investment risk tolerance and reevaluate your stop losses at least on a weekly basis.
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