Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ Shares Purchased by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 803.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 110,346 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 98,134 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $5,940,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Leo Wealth LLC increased its stake in Mondelez International by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 7,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Columbia Asset Management increased its stake in Mondelez International by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Columbia Asset Management now owns 13,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $746,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Mondelez International by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 16,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Mondelez International by 1.1% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,171,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chancellor Financial Group WB LP increased its stake in Mondelez International by 2.7% during the third quarter. Chancellor Financial Group WB LP now owns 7,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MDLZ has been the subject of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on Mondelez International from $75.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $62.00 price objective on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Mondelez International from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $67.05.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of MDLZ stock opened at $61.76 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.28 billion, a PE ratio of 30.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.39. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 52-week low of $51.20 and a 52-week high of $71.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $58.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its 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. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.14% and a net margin of 6.64%.The company had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 99.50%.

Mondelez International Company 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.