Vaughan David Investments Has Increased Coca Cola Co (KO) Stake By $350,755; Whitman Education Group Has 1.78 Sentiment

June 20, 2017 - By Linda Rogers

Vaughan David Investments Inc increased Coca Cola Co (KO) stake by 1.88% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Vaughan David Investments Inc acquired 8,555 shares as Coca Cola Co (KO)’s stock rose 6.48%. The Vaughan David Investments Inc holds 464,467 shares with $19.26M value, up from 455,912 last quarter. Coca Cola Co now has $194.68B valuation. The stock rose 0.25% or $0.11 reaching $45.49 per share. About 636,579 shares traded. The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) has declined 0.95% since June 20, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 17.65% the S&P500.

Wix.com Ltd. is a Web development platform enabling businesses and organizations to take businesses, brands and workflow online. The company has market cap of $3.42 billion. The Firm provides solutions that business owners can use to operate various aspects of their business online, such as selling goods, taking reservations, and scheduling and confirming appointments. It currently has negative earnings. These applications provide Wix registered users a bespoke front-end for clients visiting their Website, as well as a back-end management dashboard.

Among 17 analysts covering Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), 7 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 9 Hold. Therefore 41% are positive. Coca-Cola had 35 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Sterne Agee CRT initiated the shares of KO in report on Tuesday, July 21 with “Buy” rating. UBS maintained the shares of KO in report on Thursday, October 22 with “Buy” rating. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Susquehanna on Friday, February 5. On Monday, January 9 the stock rating was initiated by Barclays Capital with “Equal Weight”. Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to “Sell” rating in Monday, January 9 report. As per Tuesday, December 13, the company rating was downgraded by Deutsche Bank. Bernstein maintained the shares of KO in report on Tuesday, April 11 with “Buy” rating. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Susquehanna given on Tuesday, March 15. The stock has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Friday, December 16. On Thursday, April 21 the stock rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs with “Neutral”.

Vaughan David Investments Inc decreased Honeywell Internatl Inc (NYSE:HON) stake by 10,570 shares to 243,467 valued at $28.21M in 2016Q4. It also reduced Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) stake by 10,325 shares and now owns 194,121 shares. Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE:SE) was reduced too.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.87 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.01, from 0.88 in 2016Q3. It is negative, as 76 investors sold KO shares while 623 reduced holdings. 102 funds opened positions while 503 raised stakes. 2.70 billion shares or 1.56% more from 2.66 billion shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Stratos Wealth Prtn Limited stated it has 59,461 shares. First Personal invested in 51,940 shares or 0.57% of the stock. Douglass Winthrop Ltd Liability Corp holds 168,734 shares or 0.47% of its portfolio. Cambridge Advisors Inc owns 306,897 shares or 0.24% of their US portfolio. Farmers invested in 0.68% or 47,688 shares. Indiana Tru Inv Mngmt Com accumulated 7,785 shares. Tiaa Cref Inv Mgmt Ltd Liability Com invested 0.45% of its portfolio in The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO). United Fire Gp invested in 0.12% or 8,000 shares. Sterneck Capital Mgmt Limited Liability Company accumulated 62,828 shares or 1.67% of the stock. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Limited Liability Company invested 0.01% of its portfolio in The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO). Carroll Assocs has 105,600 shares for 0.62% of their portfolio. Mutual Of America Capital Ltd Limited Liability Company owns 0.36% invested in The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) for 461,770 shares. Mutual Of Omaha Bancorp Wealth holds 107,248 shares or 1.59% of its portfolio. Reliance Tru Of Delaware reported 90,030 shares stake. Guinness Atkinson Asset owns 5,240 shares.

Since February 10, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 7 sales for $32.72 million activity. 87,800 shares valued at $3.81 million were sold by SMITH BRIAN JOHN on Wednesday, May 10. $8.32M worth of The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) shares were sold by TUGGLE CLYDE C. $1.32M worth of The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) was sold by Perez Beatriz R. The insider DOUGLAS J ALEXANDER JR sold 15,000 shares worth $629,700. Finan Irial had sold 354,146 shares worth $15.94 million on Wednesday, May 24. Eberly Ceree had sold 42,800 shares worth $1.74M.

About 37,128 shares traded. Wix.Com Ltd (WIX) has risen 188.42% since June 20, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 171.72% the S&P500.

Ion Asset Management Ltd. holds 5.75% of its portfolio in Wix.Com Ltd for 305,816 shares. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors Llc owns 428,375 shares or 3.5% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Steadfast Advisors Lp has 3.45% invested in the company for 157,864 shares. The New York-based Steadfast Capital Management Lp has invested 3.36% in the stock. Sanctuary Wealth Advisors Llc, a California-based fund reported 64,476 shares.