GF Fund Management CO. LTD. Raises Stock Holdings in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

GF Fund Management CO. LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 272,180 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,302 shares during the quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD.’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $14,651,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 92.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 14,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after acquiring an additional 7,025 shares in the last quarter. United Bank lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 13.2% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 26,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,771,000 after acquiring an additional 3,070 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 15.1% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 547,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,924,000 after acquiring an additional 71,667 shares in the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 4,470.0% in the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 1,341 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Mondelez International by 144.9% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,000 after acquiring an additional 4,668 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MDLZ has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Mondelez International from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on Mondelez International from $75.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Mondelez International from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Mondelez International from $63.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $55.00 price objective (down from $71.00) on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $66.47.

Insider Transactions at Mondelez International

In related news, EVP Gustavo Carlos Valle sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.00, for a total value of $186,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 99,596 shares in the company, valued at $6,174,952. The trade was a 2.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.41% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Mondelez International Stock Up 0.3%

Mondelez International stock opened at $57.25 on Friday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $51.20 and a fifty-two week high of $71.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $73.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.45, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.37. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.75.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.02. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.53% and a net margin of 6.36%.The business had revenue of $10.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.070 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is 106.38%.

Mondelez International Profile

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.