Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-three research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $176.9091.

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Constellation Brands from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Constellation Brands from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $165.00 price objective on Constellation Brands in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Friday, November 7th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $153.00 target price for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Friday, January 9th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Constellation Brands

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. National Pension Service boosted its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 295,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,699,000 after acquiring an additional 27,441 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 224.6% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Constellation Brands by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 23,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,212,000 after acquiring an additional 3,699 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Constellation Brands by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,739,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $513,871,000 after purchasing an additional 54,184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Malaga Cove Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Constellation Brands by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Malaga Cove Capital LLC now owns 5,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.34% of the company’s stock.

Constellation Brands Price Performance

Constellation Brands stock opened at $163.57 on Thursday. 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 company’s 50 day simple moving average is $149.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.80. Constellation Brands has a 1 year low of $126.45 and a 1 year high of $196.91. The company has a market capitalization of $28.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.44.

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

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 29th. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Constellation Brands’s payout ratio is currently 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.