Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ – Free Report) by 7.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,425 shares of the company’s stock after selling 750 shares during the period. Valicenti Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Mondelez International were worth $694,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MDLZ. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Mondelez International by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 130,765,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,153,609,000 after acquiring an additional 6,696,897 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Mondelez International by 40.2% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 16,726,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,094,557,000 after acquiring an additional 4,794,746 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Mondelez International by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 32,497,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,274,792,000 after acquiring an additional 2,206,023 shares during the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. grew its stake in Mondelez International by 6,311.0% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,750,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,575,000 after acquiring an additional 1,723,537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Mondelez International by 231.4% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,804,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,101,000 after acquiring an additional 1,260,124 shares during the last quarter. 78.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Mondelez International Trading Down 0.9 %
NASDAQ MDLZ opened at $69.95 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $72.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.67. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 52 week low of $64.18 and a 52 week high of $77.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market cap of $93.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.21, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.54.
Mondelez International Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.47 per share. This is a boost from Mondelez International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Mondelez International’s payout ratio is presently 59.68%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on MDLZ shares. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $79.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $80.00 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $79.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Mondelez International in a research note on Monday, August 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Mondelez International from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Mondelez International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.94.
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Mondelez International 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.
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