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

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. 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 -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on MDLZ. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Bank of America increased their target price on Mondelez International from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $62.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Mondelez International from $79.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered Mondelez International from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $70.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Friday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Mondelez International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.76.

Mondelez International Stock Down 2.2 %

Shares of MDLZ traded down $1.29 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $56.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,478,532 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,314,992. Mondelez International has a 12-month low of $55.88 and a 12-month high of $76.69. The stock has a market cap of $75.04 billion, a PE ratio of 19.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.54. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is $59.94 and its 200 day moving average is $66.60.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.01). Mondelez International had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 17.53%. Equities analysts anticipate that Mondelez International will post 3.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

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

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

About Mondelez International

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.