Coca-Cola's New Buzz

By Chris Hill – Apr 16, 2013 at 6:21PM

NYSE: KO

Coca-Cola

Market Cap

$261B

Today's Change

(0.15%) $0.09

Current Price

$60.64

Price as of April 23, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Coca-Cola nails its first-quarter earnings. What should you be watching from here?

The following video is from Tuesday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill and analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.

Shares of Coca-Cola (KO 0.15%) were up more than 5% on Tuesday in the wake of higher-than-expected earnings. Revenue for Coca-Cola's first-quarter dropped by 1% but overall sales volume was up 4%. Coca-Cola reported strong growth in India, Russia, Mexico, and Brazil. Coca-Cola stock has been a solid long-term performer but shares have lost to Pepsi (PEP -2.97%) over the last year. Which stock is the better investment going forward? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts talk about the future of Coca-Cola.

The relevant video segment can be found between 4:48 and 10:33.

For the full video of today's MarketFoolery, click here.

Chris Hill owns shares of Coca-Cola. Jason Moser and Fool contributor Matthew Argersinger have no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Coca-Cola. It recommends and owns shares of PepsiCo. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.