Profund Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ – Free Report) by 8.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 94,689 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,236 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $5,475,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Mondelez International by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,436,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,036,000 after buying an additional 43,158 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in Mondelez International by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 57,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,345,000 after acquiring an additional 2,734 shares during the period. Cidel Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $891,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108 shares in the last quarter. Intrua Financial LLC increased its stake in Mondelez International by 15.8% in the third quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 4,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Global Investments raised its stake in Mondelez International by 87.8% during the 3rd quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 6,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $394,000 after buying an additional 3,185 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.
Mondelez International Stock Up 3.9%
Shares of MDLZ stock opened at $64.94 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $82.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.34. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 12 month low of $51.20 and a 12 month high of $66.65.
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $9.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.98 billion. Mondelez International had a net margin of 10.22% and a return on equity of 14.25%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 earnings per share for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Mondelez International from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Mondelez International from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays raised their target price on Mondelez International from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Mondelez International from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $69.77.
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Key Mondelez International News
Here are the key news stories impacting Mondelez International this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Adjusted EPS exceeded expectations: Mondelez reported adjusted earnings of $0.78 per share, above the roughly $0.71–$0.72 consensus and up from $0.73 a year earlier. Lower costs and stronger margins helped offset pricing and currency pressures. Mondelez Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Lower Costs, Revenues Miss
- Positive Sentiment: Broad-based operating growth: Third-quarter net revenue rose 2.3% year over year to $9.97 billion, organic revenue increased 2.1%, and volume/mix improved 1.8%. Emerging-market growth and particularly strong European sales supported results. Mondelēz International Reports Q3 2026 Results
- Positive Sentiment: Constructive outlook and analyst support: Management reaffirmed its 2026 outlook and signaled strong EPS growth potential in 2027. A projected 500,000-ton cocoa surplus could ease input-cost pressure, while emerging markets offer additional distribution growth. BNP Paribas Exane raised its target to $72 with an “outperform” rating, and Wells Fargo raised its target to $68 with an “overweight” rating. Mondelez signals strong EPS growth in 2027
- Neutral Sentiment: Year-to-date operating cash flow was $2.6 billion, free cash flow was $1.7 billion, and shareholder returns totaled $2.8 billion, supporting the company’s capital-allocation profile.
- Negative Sentiment: Revenue narrowly missed analyst expectations, indicating that sales growth remains modest despite volume gains. Profit also remains down on a year-to-date basis, leaving execution and commodity costs as ongoing risks. Mondelez beats third-quarter profit estimates on cost-cutting boost
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Dirk Van de Put sold 133,580 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.08, for a total transaction of $8,559,806.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,326,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,001,351.04. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Mondelez International Profile
Mondelez International, Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snack-food company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells branded products in categories including biscuits, chocolate, baked snacks, cheese and grocery items. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Oreo, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!, belVita, CLIF, Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Trident.
The company sells its products through retailers, wholesalers, e-commerce channels and other distribution networks. Mondelez serves consumers in more than 150 countries, with operations and brands tailored to markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Mondelez was formed in 2012 when Kraft Foods separated its global snack-food business from its North American grocery operations.
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