Is Coca-Cola Going Back to Being a Market-Beating Stock?

If I didn't know any better, I think I'd be surprised to learn that Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has been losing to the market for years. Although there's been a sprinkling of market-beating turns over the years, altogether, Coca-Cola has been trailing the market for -- drumroll please -- more than 30 years.That's not necessarily alarming. Everyone knows you buy this Dividend King for its dividend, right? That's one way to invest. Large, established companies don't always beat the market, but they provide other benefits, like passive income and reliability. No one expects Coke to go out of business.But Coca-Cola stock may be returning to its market-beating status of yore. It has surpassed the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) return over the past three years, and it's neck and neck in 2024. Can investors start to think about Coca-Cola stock as a market beater again?Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool