Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $67.0526.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $55.00 price target (down from $71.00) on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $62.00 price target on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Mondelez International from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Mondelez International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

MDLZ opened at $61.17 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $78.52 billion, a PE ratio of 30.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $59.19 and a 200-day moving average of $57.73. Mondelez International has a 52-week low of $51.20 and a 52-week high of $71.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.54.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.75 billion. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.14% and a net margin of 6.64%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Mondelez International will post 3.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is 99.50%.

Institutional Trading of Mondelez International

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 35.5% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 5,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Leo Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 7,495 shares of the company’s stock valued at $403,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Granite Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Granite Investment Partners LLC now owns 29,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,688,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Columbia Asset Management grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Columbia Asset Management now owns 13,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $746,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International is a global snacks company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2012 when Kraft Foods split to create a business focused on snack foods and a separate North American grocery company. Mondelez develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of snack products intended for retail, foodservice and e‑commerce channels around the world.

The company’s product mix centers on biscuits and cookies, chocolate and confectionery, gum and candy, and savory crackers and baked snacks.