Gator Capital Management LLC Buys New Position in Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

Gator Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 9,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $534,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. OLD Republic International Corp raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 156.6% during the fourth quarter. OLD Republic International Corp now owns 414,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,291,000 after acquiring an additional 252,700 shares in the last quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mondelez International during the fourth quarter worth approximately $970,000. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB purchased a new position in shares of Mondelez International during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,629,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 216,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,672,000 after acquiring an additional 28,797 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co raised its stake in shares of Mondelez International by 115.0% during the fourth quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co now owns 101,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,440,000 after acquiring an additional 54,066 shares in the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MDLZ has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Mondelez International from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $55.00 target price (down from $71.00) on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $67.05.

Mondelez International Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MDLZ opened at $62.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $80.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.38. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.13. Mondelez International, Inc. has a twelve month low of $51.20 and a twelve month high of $71.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $10.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.75 billion. Mondelez International had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 14.14%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-3.060 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.06 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is 99.50%.

Mondelez International Company Profile

Mondelez International is a global snacks company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2012 when Kraft Foods split to create a business focused on snack foods and a separate North American grocery company. Mondelez develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of snack products intended for retail, foodservice and e‑commerce channels around the world.

The company’s product mix centers on biscuits and cookies, chocolate and confectionery, gum and candy, and savory crackers and baked snacks.