PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Purchases 54,066 Shares of Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Key Points

• PKO Investment Management boosted its stake in Mondelez by 115% in the 4th quarter, buying an additional 54,066 shares to hold 101,066 shares worth about $5.44 million.
• Mondelez beat Q1 estimates, reporting $0.67 EPS (vs. $0.61 consensus) and $10.08 billion in revenue (vs. $9.75 billion), and set FY2026 guidance of $2.920–3.060 EPS.
• The company pays a $0.50 quarterly dividend (annualized $2.00) for a ~3.3% yield, but carries a high payout ratio of about 99.5%.

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co boosted its position in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Free Report) by 115.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 101,066 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 54,066 shares during the quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co's holdings in Mondelez International were worth $5,440,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MDLZ. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 726,923 shares of the company's stock worth $45,411,000 after acquiring an additional 22,194 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in Mondelez International by 32.2% during the 3rd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 147,913 shares of the company's stock worth $9,240,000 after buying an additional 36,037 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Mondelez International by 8.0% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 622,082 shares of the company's stock worth $39,220,000 after purchasing an additional 46,182 shares during the period. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 8.9% in the third quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 1,552,357 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,976,000 after buying an additional 127,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in Mondelez International by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,283,101 shares of the company's stock valued at $143,013,000 after acquiring an additional 128,147 shares in the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mondelez International

In other news, EVP Gustavo Carlos Valle sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.00, for a total transaction of $186,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 99,596 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,174,952. This represents a 2.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on MDLZ. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Mondelez International from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Argus raised shares of Mondelez International to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $67.05.

Mondelez International Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Mondelez International stock opened at $61.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $78.67 billion, a PE ratio of 30.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.39. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.20 and a 1 year high of $71.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $57.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.48.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.75 billion. Mondelez International had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 14.14%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Mondelez International's payout ratio is presently 99.50%.

About Mondelez International

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.

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