Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. Takes $9.38 Million Position in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. bought a new position in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 150,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,377,000. Mondelez International accounts for 2.7% of Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 92.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 14,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after acquiring an additional 7,025 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 141,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,526,000 after purchasing an additional 25,787 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 22,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,530,000 after purchasing an additional 1,648 shares during the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC raised its position in Mondelez International by 39.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 18,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,237,000 after purchasing an additional 5,172 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Mondelez International by 19.7% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 38,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,564,000 after purchasing an additional 6,267 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Mondelez International Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $61.47 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $59.20. The firm has a market cap of $79.32 billion, a PE ratio of 32.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.38. Mondelez International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $51.20 and a twelve month high of $71.15.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $10.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.070 EPS. Analysts expect that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Mondelez International from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. DZ Bank raised Mondelez International from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays decreased their target price on Mondelez International from $71.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $70.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company 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 given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mondelez International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $67.44.

Mondelez International Profile

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.