Summary:
⚈ KO generated $204 million in Q1 dividends for Berkshire Hathaway.
⚈ Analysts remain bullish, with multiple recent price target upgrades.
Though the legendary Oracle of Omaha has outperformed the broader market during the 2025 trade war, his success was in limiting losses rather than achieving gains.
Specifically, Warren Buffett’s dividend stock, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), was the only one among the six biggest Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) holdings to trade higher amid the tariff escalation.
As an added bonus for the billionaire, Coca-Cola stock also generated $204 million in dividends in the first quarter. At the time of the latest 13-F filing, he owned 400 million shares, and the yield amounts to $0.51 every three months.
Overall, KO stock is up 16.99% in 2025. Still, the impact of market turmoil and volatility ahead of the next earnings report, scheduled for the morning of April 29, is evident in the fact that, at its press time price of $72.84, Coca-Cola has ended the latest 30 session where it started them and is 2.63% down in the last 5 days.
Experts show confidence in KO stock rally ahead of earnings
Examining expert attitudes toward KO stock, it is clear that the consensus is that strong performance will persist.
In the last two weeks, Coca-Cola shares have received four rating and price target revisions. Furthermore, all four elected to confirm they still consider KO stock a ‘buy,’ while a common feature of 2025 – bullish outlook paired with price forecast downgrades – has been absent.
On April 15, Deutsche Bank raised its target from $75 to $80, while on April 17 UBS increased its outlook from $78 to $84. JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), for its part, showed it believes KO will continue climbing as it, on April 21, upgraded its prediction from $74 to $78.
Lastly, RBC revealed it considers Coca-Cola stock a ‘buy’ on April 25 without disclosing a price target.
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