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 guidance of 2.900-2.900 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.250. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $76.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $61.00 price objective (down from $74.00) on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Mondelez International from $78.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mondelez International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.76.

Mondelez International Price Performance

MDLZ stock traded down $0.78 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $55.34. The stock had a trading volume of 2,447,533 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,954,352. The company has a market cap of $74.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.53. Mondelez International has a 52-week low of $53.95 and a 52-week high of $76.06.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.01). Mondelez International had a return on equity of 17.53% and a net margin of 10.58%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Mondelez International will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.40%. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Mondelez International declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to repurchase $9.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 10.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase 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.