Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Boosts Holdings in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 446,169 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,012 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $24,017,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MDLZ. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 92.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 14,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after purchasing an additional 7,025 shares during the period. United Bank lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 26,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,771,000 after purchasing an additional 3,070 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 15.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 547,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,924,000 after purchasing an additional 71,667 shares during the period. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 4,470.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 144.9% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 4,668 shares during the period. 78.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MDLZ has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $75.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $60.00 to $54.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.05.

Mondelez International Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of Mondelez International stock opened at $61.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.94 billion, a PE ratio of 30.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.38. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 52-week low of $51.20 and a 52-week high of $71.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.18.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.75 billion. Mondelez International had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 14.14%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is currently 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.