Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of MDLZ Q3 Earnings

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Mondelez International in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.90. The consensus estimate for Mondelez International’s current full-year earnings is $2.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mondelez International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.17 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $68.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. DZ Bank lowered shares of Mondelez International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $52.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $61.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $62.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $76.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Mondelez International currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $69.74.

Mondelez International Trading Up 0.4 %

MDLZ stock opened at $64.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The business’s 50-day moving average is $59.41 and its 200 day moving average is $65.74. Mondelez International has a 12-month low of $53.95 and a 12-month high of $76.06. The stock has a market cap of $83.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.79, a PEG ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 0.54.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.01). Mondelez International had a return on equity of 16.75% and a net margin of 12.68%.

Institutional Trading of Mondelez International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MDLZ. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Mondelez International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,118,755,000. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 12,057.4% in the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 12,574,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,327,000 after acquiring an additional 12,470,573 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 37,529,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,241,637,000 after acquiring an additional 4,572,555 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Mondelez International in the fourth quarter worth $256,832,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 2,560.0% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,411,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,749,000 after acquiring an additional 3,282,937 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is 54.97%.

Mondelez International declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program 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 programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.