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

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.900-2.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.250. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Mondelez International Price Performance

Mondelez International stock traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $57.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,422,604 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,863,703. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.06 billion, a PE ratio of 20.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.54. Mondelez International has a fifty-two week low of $53.95 and a fifty-two week high of $76.06. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.65 EPS 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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Mondelez International will post 3.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

Mondelez International announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 11th that allows the company to repurchase $9.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MDLZ has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $61.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Mondelez International from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $70.00 to $63.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mondelez International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $70.76.

Mondelez International Company Profile

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.