373,204 Shares in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ Purchased by Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A.

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 373,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,094,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 130,283,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,013,179,000 after acquiring an additional 1,646,213 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 78,561,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,907,892,000 after acquiring an additional 6,958,868 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 69,588,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,347,170,000 after acquiring an additional 10,137,457 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 60,309,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,797,087,000 after acquiring an additional 862,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Mondelez International by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 29,298,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,570,182,000 after purchasing an additional 108,179 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $61.17 on Friday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.20 and a 1 year high of $71.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.52 billion, a PE ratio of 30.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.73.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.06. Mondelez International had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 14.14%. The business had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. Analysts predict that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 99.50%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MDLZ has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $60.00 to $54.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $75.00 to $73.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Mondelez International from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.05.

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.