Rakuten Securities Inc. Buys 3,474 Shares of Constellation Brands Inc $STZ

Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) by 3,074.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,587 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,474 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in Constellation Brands were worth $483,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd bought a new stake in Constellation Brands in the 3rd quarter worth about $441,000. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 335.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 48,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,522,000 after buying an additional 37,304 shares during the last quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 11.6% in the third quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC now owns 8,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,168,000 after acquiring an additional 902 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Constellation Brands by 110.0% during the third quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 1,867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Constellation Brands by 628.3% during the third quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the period. 77.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $160.00 target price on shares of Constellation Brands in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Constellation Brands from $148.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of Constellation Brands in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $165.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Constellation Brands from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $180.35.

Constellation Brands Price Performance

NYSE:STZ opened at $156.34 on Thursday. Constellation Brands Inc has a 52-week low of $126.45 and a 52-week high of $196.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $138.64 and a 200 day moving average of $148.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 0.45.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 7th. The company reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. Constellation Brands had a net margin of 11.08% and a return on equity of 29.15%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.25 earnings per share. Constellation Brands has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.300-11.600 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Constellation Brands Inc will post 13.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 29th will be paid a $1.02 dividend. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 29th. Constellation Brands’s payout ratio is presently 64.35%.

Constellation Brands Company Profile

Constellation Brands, Inc is a leading producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits, with operations spanning production, importation, marketing and distribution. The company’s beverage portfolio includes a range of premium and mainstream wines and spirits alongside major imported beer brands; in the U.S. market Constellation is widely known for its role in bringing Mexican imports such as Corona and Modelo to American consumers. Constellation supplies retail, on‑premise and foodservice channels and supports its brands with national sales and marketing platforms and supply‑chain capabilities.

The company traces its roots to the Canandaigua Wine Company, founded by Marvin Sands in 1945, and evolved through organic growth and acquisition into a diversified beverage company.