Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) – What Are Researchers Saying About This Stock?

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $68.86.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Mondelez International from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th.

Mondelez International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $63.80 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $61.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.40. Mondelez International has a 1-year low of $51.20 and a 1-year high of $66.65. The company has a market cap of $81.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.38.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.05. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.07% and a net margin of 8.86%. The business had revenue of $9.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.970-3.120 EPS. Analysts forecast that Mondelez International will post 3.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were paid a $0.52 dividend. This is a boost from Mondelez International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is 76.47%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mondelez International news, CEO Dirk Van de Put sold 133,580 shares of Mondelez International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.08, for a total transaction of $8,559,806.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,326,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $85,001,351.04. The trade was a 9.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MDLZ. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Mondelez International by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,000 after acquiring an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Mondelez International during the third quarter worth approximately $310,000. Meridian Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Mondelez International during the third quarter worth approximately $201,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Mondelez International by 9.7% during the third quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 14,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Mondelez International in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,241,000. 78.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snack-food company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells branded products in categories including biscuits, chocolate, baked snacks, cheese and grocery items. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Oreo, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!, belVita, CLIF, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Trident.

The company sells its products through retailers, wholesalers, e-commerce channels and other distribution networks. Mondelez serves consumers in more than 150 countries, with operations and brands tailored to markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Mondelez was formed in 2012 when Kraft Foods separated its global snack-food business from its North American grocery operations.