Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for MDLZ Q1 Earnings

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mondelez International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Mondelez International’s current full-year earnings is $2.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mondelez International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.58 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. DZ Bank lowered shares of Mondelez International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $52.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Argus lowered shares of Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Mondelez International from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $70.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $75.00 to $69.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $69.74.

Mondelez International Stock Up 0.8 %

Mondelez International stock opened at $63.98 on Thursday. Mondelez International has a 1-year low of $53.95 and a 1-year high of $76.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.71, a P/E/G ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.78.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.01). Mondelez International had a net margin of 12.68% and a return on equity of 16.75%.

Institutional Trading of Mondelez International

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Czech National Bank raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 289,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,318,000 after acquiring an additional 17,815 shares during the last quarter. Buckingham Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 25.5% during the fourth quarter. Buckingham Capital Management Inc. now owns 93,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,578,000 after acquiring an additional 18,961 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Private Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 33.2% during the fourth quarter. Legacy Private Trust Co. now owns 3,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,000 after acquiring an additional 957 shares during the last quarter. Kennedy Investment Group bought a new position in shares of Mondelez International during the fourth quarter valued at about $313,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 2,742,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,787,000 after acquiring an additional 37,897 shares during the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.97%.

Mondelez International declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 11th that permits the company to buyback $9.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products.