J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Purchases 443 Shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,137 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 443 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $662,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MDLZ. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 4.1% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 4,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. Ziegler Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 2.8% in the third quarter. Ziegler Capital Management LLC now owns 101,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,060,000 after buying an additional 2,807 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 7.8% in the third quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 6,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $422,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 1,865.6% in the third quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 629 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 597 shares during the period. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 4.4% in the third quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 17,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,219,000 after buying an additional 746 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of MDLZ opened at $69.41 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $70.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.51. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.75 and a 52 week high of $78.59. The stock has a market cap of $93.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.56.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 30th. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.06. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 15.91% and a net margin of 13.77%. The firm had revenue of $9.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a $0.425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.45%. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.83%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on MDLZ shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Mondelez International from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 18th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Mondelez International from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Mondelez International from $87.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 11th. StockNews.com downgraded Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Mondelez International from $84.00 to $80.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.89.

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.