Roth Capital Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for STZ

Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Constellation Brands in a research note issued on Thursday, January 16th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.31 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.39. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $284.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Constellation Brands' current full-year earnings is $13.72 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Constellation Brands' Q3 2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $15.45 EPS.

STZ has been the subject of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Constellation Brands from $300.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and set a $298.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Friday, January 10th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Constellation Brands from $255.00 to $190.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Argus lowered shares of Constellation Brands from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $259.05.

Constellation Brands Price Performance

Shares of Constellation Brands stock traded down $0.46 during trading on Friday, hitting $184.11. 1,724,976 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,104,369. The company has a market cap of $33.43 billion, a PE ratio of 49.46, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.91. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $228.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $239.85. Constellation Brands has a twelve month low of $176.51 and a twelve month high of $274.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.53.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The company reported $3.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.33 by ($0.08). Constellation Brands had a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 25.34%. The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.53 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.19 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Constellation Brands

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Oakworth Capital Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 989 shares of the company's stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 3.8% during the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 1,150 shares of the company's stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 4.7% during the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 950 shares of the company's stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 0.8% in the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 5,570 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,435,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 6.2% in the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 858 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.34% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Constellation Brands

In other news, major shareholder Wildstar Partners Llc sold 660 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.00, for a total value of $159,060.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,736,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $418,589,044. This trade represents a 0.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO William A. Newlands sold 25,000 shares of Constellation Brands stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.58, for a total transaction of $6,089,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 7,274 shares in the company, valued at $1,771,800.92. This trade represents a 77.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 69,172 shares of company stock valued at $16,778,841 over the last three months. 12.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $1.01 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.19%. Constellation Brands's dividend payout ratio is 108.60%.

Constellation Brands Company Profile

Constellation Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. The company provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Familiar, Corona Hard Seltzer, Corona Light, Corona Non-Alcoholic, Corona Premier, Corona Refresca, Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy, and Pacifico brands.