Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for MDLZ Earnings

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mondelez International in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.89. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.63 EPS.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.07. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 16.75% and a net margin of 12.68%. The company had revenue of $9.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. Mondelez International's quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $69.00 price objective on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Monday, April 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered shares of Mondelez International from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $52.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Mondelez International has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $70.55.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $66.14. 6,737,531 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,024,034. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 0.50. Mondelez International has a 52 week low of $53.95 and a 52 week high of $76.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $66.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.28.

Institutional Trading of Mondelez International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Mondelez International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,118,755,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 90.1% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 29,017,101 shares of the company's stock worth $1,968,811,000 after acquiring an additional 13,755,181 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Mondelez International in the first quarter valued at $866,843,000. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 37,529,511 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,241,637,000 after purchasing an additional 4,572,555 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Mondelez International in the fourth quarter valued at $256,832,000. 78.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 14th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Mondelez International's payout ratio is 69.89%.

Mondelez International Company Profile

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.