Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 13.500-13.800 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 13.670. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.6 billion-$10.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.6 billion. Constellation Brands also updated its FY25 guidance to $13.50-13.80 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Constellation Brands in a report on Friday, March 22nd. They issued an overweight rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Constellation Brands from $292.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an outperform rating and set a $308.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. Argus raised Constellation Brands from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $306.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price target on Constellation Brands from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $298.37.

Constellation Brands Trading Up 1.0 %

Constellation Brands stock opened at $258.94 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $47.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.61, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.87. Constellation Brands has a one year low of $227.50 and a one year high of $274.87. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $255.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $253.86.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 11th. The company reported $2.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Constellation Brands had a net margin of 16.13% and a return on equity of 23.06%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.98 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Constellation Brands will post 13.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Constellation Brands Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 3rd were given a $1.01 dividend. This is an increase from Constellation Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 2nd. Constellation Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.07%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP James A. Jr. Sabia sold 15,781 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.63, for a total value of $4,160,345.03. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 20,910 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,512,503.30. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Constellation Brands news, EVP Michael Mcgrew sold 3,237 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.50, for a total transaction of $827,053.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,731 shares in the company, valued at $442,270.50. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP James A. Jr. Sabia sold 15,781 shares of Constellation Brands stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.63, for a total transaction of $4,160,345.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 20,910 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,512,503.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 48,031 shares of company stock valued at $12,582,321. 12.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Constellation Brands Company Profile

Constellation Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. The company provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Familiar, Corona Hard Seltzer, Corona Light, Corona Non-Alcoholic, Corona Premier, Corona Refresca, Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy, and Pacifico brands.