3,692 Shares in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Acquired by Fiducient Advisors LLC

Fiducient Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 3,692 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $269,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 2,480,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,520,000 after purchasing an additional 120,665 shares in the last quarter. Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning purchased a new position in Mondelez International in the 4th quarter worth $1,650,000. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 38,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,789,000 after purchasing an additional 1,713 shares during the period. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. lifted its stake in Mondelez International by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 5,832,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,468,000 after acquiring an additional 62,595 shares during the period. Finally, HS Management Partners LLC lifted its position in Mondelez International by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. HS Management Partners LLC now owns 1,671,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,036,000 after purchasing an additional 128,490 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on MDLZ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $82.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 12th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 18th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Mondelez International from $84.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Mondelez International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.50.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of MDLZ traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $71.94. 11,057,898 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,955,643. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 1-year low of $60.75 and a 1-year high of $78.54. The stock has a market cap of $96.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.56. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $70.42 and its 200 day moving average is $70.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.62.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $9.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.16 billion. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 15.91% and a net margin of 13.77%. Mondelez International’s revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a dividend of $0.425 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is presently 46.83%.

Mondelez International Profile

Mondelez International, Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products.