Constellation Brands (STZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Constellation Brands, Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits, with operations spanning production, importation, marketing and distribution. The company’s beverage portfolio includes a range of premium and mainstream wines and spirits alongside major imported beer brands; in the U.S. market Constellation is widely known for its role in bringing Mexican imports such as Corona and Modelo to American consumers. Constellation supplies retail, on‑premise and foodservice channels and supports its brands with national sales and marketing platforms and supply‑chain capabilities.

The company traces its roots to the Canandaigua Wine Company, founded by Marvin Sands in 1945, and evolved through organic growth and acquisition into a diversified beverage company. Constellation expanded its wine and spirits footprint over time by adding regional and premium wine labels and investing in production and distribution assets. In recent years the company has also pursued strategic diversification, including an investment in the Canadian cannabis sector as part of an effort to explore adjacent opportunities in adult consumer products.

Constellation Brands operates primarily in the United States while maintaining significant international relationships and business activities in markets such as Mexico, Canada and other wine‑producing regions. The company has a history of family leadership—originating with founder Marvin Sands and with subsequent generations playing prominent roles in executive management—while functioning as a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STZ. Its business model emphasizes brand building, category management and channel distribution to support growth across beverage categories and geographies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $131.92 to $133.50
• 50-Day Range: $129.16 to $146.37
• 52-Week Range: $126.45 to $168.60
• Volume: 553,643 shs
• Average Volume: 2.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.59
• Dividend Yield: 3.12%
• Price Target: $167.53
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Constellation Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Constellation Brands scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Constellation Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Constellation Brands has a consensus price target of $167.53, representing about 26.1% upside from its current price of $132.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Constellation Brands has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Constellation Brands are expected to grow by 3.72% in the coming year, from $11.84 to $12.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Constellation Brands is 12.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Constellation Brands is 12.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.66.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Constellation Brands has a PEG Ratio of 4.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Constellation Brands has a P/B Ratio of 2.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.93% of the float of Constellation Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Constellation Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.71.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Constellation Brands has recently decreased by 19.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Constellation Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 3.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Constellation Brands has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Constellation Brands is 39.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Constellation Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.55% next year. This indicates that Constellation Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Constellation Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Constellation Brands this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for STZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Constellation Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Constellation Brands insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.20% of the stock of Constellation Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.34% of the stock of Constellation Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 8/13 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/13/2026
• Today: 8/27/2026
• Barclays 19th Annual Global Consumer Conference: 9/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 2/28/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Brewers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STZ
• CIK: 16918
• Web: www.cbrands.com
• Phone: (585) 678-7100
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 9,400
• Year Founded: 1945

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Constellation Brands: $167.53
• High Price Target: $209.00
• Low Price Target: $123.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.21
• P/E Growth: 4.2
• Net Income: $1.69 billion
• Net Margins: 18.87%
• Pretax Margin: 26.13%
• Return on Equity: 25.58%
• Return on Assets: 9.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.32
• Cash Flow: $14.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.35
• Book Value: $48.54 per share
• Price / Book: 2.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 170,780,000
• Free Float: 149,943,000
• Market Cap: $22.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40