This summer, thousands of NASCAR fans will join members of the The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) Racing Family on the track to turn laps at a pace nearly 200 miles per hour slower than usual — on foot. The 2014 Coca-Cola Family Track Walk program kicks off this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick, Elliott Sadler and Darrell Wallace, Jr. will join fans for some active, healthy fun at the first of three Coca-Cola Family Walks this season. Entering its fifth consecutive year, the Coca-Cola Family Track Walks program provides thousands of fans with the chance to get out and get active by walking a lap of their own with their favorite drivers at some of NASCAR’s most beloved tracks. A total of more than 61,000 fans have participated in the program to date. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) net profit margin is 18.20% and weekly performance is -0.76%. On last trading day company shares ended up $40.58. Analysts mean target price for the company is $44.62. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 2.17%.
PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) and the Clinton Foundation have launched a partnership to help spur social and economic development in emerging markets through a unique social enterprise model. At the center of the partnership is cashew fruit, the swollen stem of a cashew tree from which cashew nuts are formed. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) shares advanced 0.29% in last trading session and ended the day on $85.83. Gross Margin is 53.30% and its return on assets is 8.90%. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) quarterly performance is 9.57%.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) VP Pamela O. Kimmet unloaded 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.00, for a total value of $423,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 39,561 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,859,367. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) shares moved up 0.07% in last trading session and was closed at $45.85, while trading in range of $45.74 – $46.09. Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (NYSE:CCE) year to date (YTD) performance is 4.47%.
Zacks reaffirmed their neutral rating on shares of Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (NYSE:DPS) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The firm currently has a $60.00 price target on the stock. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE:DPS) ended the last trading day at $56.99. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 0.89% and price to cash ratio as 93.26. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE:DPS) showed a negative weekly performance of -0.38 %.
Barclays cut shares of Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The firm currently has $35.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $40.00. Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) net profit margin is 7.50% and weekly performance is -7.60%. On last trading day company shares ended up $37.81. Analysts mean target price for the company is $43.71. Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -8.63%.