Gator Capital Management LLC Purchases New Stake in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Gator Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $534,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Mondelez International by 92.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 14,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $874,000 after purchasing an additional 7,025 shares during the period. United Bank boosted its position in Mondelez International by 13.2% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 26,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,771,000 after purchasing an additional 3,070 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Mondelez International by 15.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 547,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,924,000 after purchasing an additional 71,667 shares during the period. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Mondelez International by 4,470.0% during the second quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in Mondelez International by 144.9% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 4,668 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MDLZ has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Mondelez International from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $70.00 target price for the company. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.05.

Mondelez International Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Mondelez International stock opened at $62.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $80.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.34, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.38. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 12-month low of $51.20 and a 12-month high of $71.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $60.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $10.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.75 billion. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.14% and a net margin of 6.64%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 99.50%.

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.