Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.900-2.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.250. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Mondelez International Stock Down 2.2 %

MDLZ stock traded down $1.29 on Tuesday, reaching $56.12. 12,478,532 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,314,992. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.60. The company has a market cap of $75.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.54. Mondelez International has a one year low of $55.88 and a one year high of $76.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.01). Mondelez International had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 17.53%. Research analysts anticipate that Mondelez International will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is 66.67%.

Mondelez International declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to repurchase $9.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on MDLZ shares. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $82.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $79.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Mondelez International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.76.

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.