Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ Position Raised by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 418,274 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,017 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $24,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Mondelez International by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 130,283,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,013,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,646,213 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Mondelez International by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 86,943,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,681,024,000 after buying an additional 8,382,270 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Mondelez International by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 61,217,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,325,625,000 after buying an additional 908,076 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Mondelez International by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 37,366,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,011,444,000 after buying an additional 3,993,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 29,298,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,570,182,000 after acquiring an additional 108,179 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price target 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. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $60.00 to $54.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.05.

Mondelez International Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $58.80 on Wednesday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 12 month low of $51.20 and a 12 month high of $71.15. The company has a market cap of $75.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.92.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.06. The business 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%.Mondelez International’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.05 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 99.50%.

Mondelez International Company 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.