Coca Cola Stock – Coca-Cola Co. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day

Shares of Coca-Cola Co.
KO,
-0.18%
slipped 0.18% to $50.54 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.13%
rising 0.13% to 3,881.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.05%
rising 0.05% to 31,537.35. Coca-Cola Co. closed $8.66 below its 52-week high ($59.20), which the company reached on February 25th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Nestle S.A. ADR
NSRGY,
-1.82%
fell 1.82% to $107.34, PepsiCo Inc.
PEP,
+0.60%
rose 0.60% to $132.78, and Danone S.A. ADR
DANOY,
+0.50%
rose 0.50% to $14.07. Trading volume (16.2 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 17.7 M.