Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. 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 -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on MDLZ shares. Piper Sandler cut Mondelez International from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $70.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Bank of America raised their target price on Mondelez International from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $78.00 to $71.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $61.00 to $54.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Mondelez International from $79.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.35.

Mondelez International Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:MDLZ traded up $0.41 on Wednesday, reaching $56.53. 13,542,685 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,403,275. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.54. Mondelez International has a 52 week low of $53.95 and a 52 week high of $76.06. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $59.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

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

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Mondelez International's payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

Mondelez International announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, December 11th that permits the company to buyback $9.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are 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.