While KO's sales outlook suggests a slowdown in the second half of 2024, its strategies and execution indicate long-term growth potential.

Celsius (NASDAQ: CELH) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) are both beverage makers, but they attract different types of investors. Celsius is a smaller, higher-growth company that carved out a defensible niche with its healthier energy drinks. Coca-Cola, which owns a massive portfolio of well-known beverages, is a slower-growing market leader.

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) don't compete in the same industry, but dividend-seeking investors can find reasons to appreciate both stocks. Coca-Cola attracts income-seeking investors with leading brands and a 62-year annual dividend-raising steak.

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) will likely be selling many more beverages in a few years than it did in 2024. There's little to challenge the beverage giant's dominant global network, which accounts for billions of servings of drinks consumed each year,

Coca-Cola Co. closed $10.93 short of its 52-week high ($73.53), which the company achieved on September 4th.

If you were an original Coca-Cola shareholder, your one share would have bubbled up to 9,216 shares over the years. As of this writing, with Coca-Cola trading at about $64 per share, your investment would be worth $589,824. And the cherry on top? You'd be raking in over $17,000 a year in dividend income.