Lantz Financial LLC Makes New $2.46 Million Investment in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Lantz Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 39,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,456,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in MDLZ. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 7.2% during the third quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Mondelez International by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 1,105 shares during the period. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV lifted its position in Mondelez International by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 81,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,065,000 after purchasing an additional 2,646 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 28,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,799,000 after purchasing an additional 7,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 7,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Mondelez International Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $60.02 on Friday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $51.20 and a twelve month high of $71.15. The stock has a market cap of $77.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company’s fifty day moving average is $55.84 and its 200-day moving average is $59.39.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.02. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.53% and a net margin of 6.36%.The business had revenue of $10.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.070 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 2.9 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is currently 106.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research downgraded Mondelez International from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Mondelez International from $71.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on Mondelez International from $68.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $67.44.

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.