DA Davidson Has Bearish Forecast for MDLZ FY2026 Earnings

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mondelez International in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. DA Davidson analyst B. Holland now forecasts that the company will earn $3.32 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.40. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $68.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mondelez International’s current full-year earnings is $2.90 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $69.00 price objective on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Mondelez International from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on Mondelez International from $79.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Dbs Bank raised shares of Mondelez International from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Mondelez International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.95.

Mondelez International Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $62.07 on Wednesday. Mondelez International has a one year low of $53.95 and a one year high of $76.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.64. The company has a market capitalization of $80.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 0.46. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.35.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.05. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 9.84%. The business had revenue of $8.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.82 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Mondelez International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This is a positive change from Mondelez International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 68.86%.

Institutional Trading of Mondelez International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 15.0% during the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares during the period. Canopy Partners LLC boosted its position in Mondelez International by 20.7% in the 1st quarter. Canopy Partners LLC now owns 16,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,140,000 after purchasing an additional 2,876 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 23.6% during the 1st quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 44,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,039,000 after purchasing an additional 8,544 shares during the period. TCW Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 98,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,679,000 after purchasing an additional 1,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 58.2% during the 1st quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 10,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $738,000 after purchasing an additional 4,002 shares in the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.