When volatility is dominating the stock market, there's nothing like holding a portfolio of stocks that deposit cash into your account every quarter. Many top consumer brands pay regular dividends from their earnings, and some of the best ones have increased their dividends every year for decades.
Berkshire Hathaway may never pay a dividend, but that hasn't stopped Warren Buffett from buying some great dividend stocks for Berkshire's massive, nearly $277 billion equities portfolio. Buffett has always been a fan of companies that buy back stock and pay dividends because the shareholders get capital every year, without having to worry as much about the stock price.
Warren Buffett has long held Coca-Cola (KO 0.53%) stock, first buying it back in 1988. It is currently his company's fourth-largest holding, representing more than 9% of Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio at the end of 2024.
It should be no surprise to many long-term investors that billionaire investors continue to focus on finding value in today's volatile and uncertain environment.
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
One of Warren Buffett's core investment tenets is to buy high-quality companies that possess economic moats. Having durable competitive strengths helps a business defend itself against existing rivals and new entrants to the industry.
Coca-Cola (KO -1.76%) is exercising its pricing power to offset the rising costs of goods after the increase in tariffs.
Coca-Cola has reported first-quarter 2025 results, wherein the top and bottom lines surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
KO's Q1 results benefit from its resilient, all-weather strategy. The results gain from continued business momentum, aided by improved pricing across markets.
Shares of Coca-Cola ( NYSE: KO ) eked out a 1.01% gain over the past month compared to the S&P 500's loss of 1.36% over the same period.
Coca-Cola's NYSE: KO stock price can bubble to new highs this year because its Q1 results and guidance update show its everywhere-is-local approach to business and international growth agenda is working.
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 8:30 PM ET Company Participants Robin Halpern - VP, Head of IR James Quincey - Chairman & CEO John Murphy - President & CFO Conference Call Participants Dara Mohsenian - Morgan Stanley Bryan Spillane - Bank of America Lauren Lieberman - Barclays Steve Powers - Deutsche Bank Filippo Falorni - Citi Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Robert Ottenstein - Evercore Andrea Teixeira - JPMorgan Bonnie Herzog - Goldman Sachs Kaumil Gajrawala - Jefferies Nik Modi - RBC Capital Markets Peter Grom - UBS Charlie Higgs - Redburn Atlantic Kevin Grundy - BNP Paribas Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Bill Chappell - Truist Securities Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Operator At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Coca-Cola Company's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded.