Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of MDLZ Q3 Earnings

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mondelez International in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.80 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.

Several other analysts have also commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Mondelez International from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Mondelez International from $61.00 to $54.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. DZ Bank lowered Mondelez International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $52.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, February 7th. Argus lowered Mondelez International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Mondelez International from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Mondelez International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $69.74.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

Shares of MDLZ opened at $64.25 on Friday. Mondelez International has a 12 month low of $53.95 and a 12 month high of $76.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $59.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $65.74. 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 firm has a market cap of $83.11 billion, a PE ratio of 18.79, a P/E/G ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 0.54.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 12.68% and a return on equity of 16.75%.

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

Mondelez International Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mondelez International

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 132,437,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,910,477,000 after acquiring an additional 931,776 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 60,151,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,459,239,000 after acquiring an additional 1,851,247 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 37,529,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,241,637,000 after acquiring an additional 4,572,555 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 28,913,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,721,954,000 after acquiring an additional 708,523 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Mondelez International by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 20,074,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,198,491,000 after acquiring an additional 975,929 shares during the period. 78.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.