Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Posts Earnings Results

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Mondelez International had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 17.53%. Mondelez International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.900-2.900 EPS.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

NASDAQ MDLZ traded up $0.90 during trading on Thursday, reaching $58.33. 2,585,913 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,608,552. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $59.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $66.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.58, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.54. Mondelez International has a fifty-two week low of $53.95 and a fifty-two week high of $76.06.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 66.67%.

Mondelez International declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to buyback $9.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MDLZ has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Mondelez International from $79.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Mondelez International from $76.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $62.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mondelez International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $71.59.

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.