Constellation Brands Inc $STZ Stock Position Raised by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its stake in Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) by 863.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 101,686 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 91,135 shares during the quarter. Constellation Brands makes up 0.9% of Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. owned about 0.06% of Constellation Brands worth $13,694,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 0.7% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 11,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,481,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Rise Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 8.8% during the third quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Constellation Brands by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Constellation Brands by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 3,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Finally, Stablepoint Partners LLC grew its position in Constellation Brands by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 7,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,210,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.34% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on STZ shares. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Constellation Brands from $195.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Constellation Brands from $148.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings raised Constellation Brands from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Constellation Brands has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $176.91.

Constellation Brands Stock Up 1.7%

STZ traded up $2.47 during trading on Friday, reaching $150.79. 153,078 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,465,538. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $155.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $144.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Constellation Brands Inc has a fifty-two week low of $126.45 and a fifty-two week high of $196.91. The stock has a market cap of $26.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.44.

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

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 29th were given a $1.02 dividend. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 29th. 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.