Applied Finance Capital Management LLC Boosts Holdings in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 91.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 27,181 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,994 shares during the quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $1,463,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 526,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,362,000 after buying an additional 20,478 shares during the last quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 197.3% in the 4th quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 10,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after buying an additional 6,834 shares during the last quarter. Conning Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 623,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,547,000 after buying an additional 92,498 shares during the last quarter. Berman McAleer LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Berman McAleer LLC now owns 5,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Finally, E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 278.7% in the 4th quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 4,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 3,099 shares during the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on MDLZ shares. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Mondelez International from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $75.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research raised shares of Mondelez International from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. One research 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.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.05.

Mondelez International Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $60.44 on Friday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.20 and a 1 year high of $71.15. The stock has a market cap of $77.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.20 and a 200 day moving average of $57.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.37.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.06. Mondelez International had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 14.14%. The company had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Mondelez International’s 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, sell-side analysts expect that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.