iSAM Funds UK Ltd Purchases Shares of 28,000 Mondelez International, Inc. $MDLZ

iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 28,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,620,000. Mondelez International comprises about 1.1% of iSAM Funds UK Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of MDLZ. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Mondelez International during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,010,020,000. Capital International Investors increased its stake in Mondelez International by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 86,943,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,681,024,000 after purchasing an additional 8,382,270 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Mondelez International by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 37,366,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,011,444,000 after purchasing an additional 3,993,811 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Mondelez International by 72.0% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 9,089,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,299,000 after purchasing an additional 3,803,776 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in Mondelez International by 190.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,273,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,062,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801,689 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on MDLZ shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Mondelez International in a research report on Friday, May 29th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Mondelez International from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $73.00 target price on shares of Mondelez International in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays raised their target price on Mondelez International from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Freedom Capital downgraded Mondelez International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.30.

Mondelez International Price Performance

MDLZ stock opened at $62.45 on Thursday. Mondelez International, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.20 and a 1 year high of $66.65. The company has a market cap of $79.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.96, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $61.51 and a 200 day moving average of $60.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.40.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.05. Mondelez International had a return on equity of 14.07% and a net margin of 8.86%.The business had revenue of $9.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Mondelez International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.970-3.120 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Mondelez International, Inc. will post 3.05 EPS for the current year.

Mondelez International Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This is a boost from Mondelez International’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. Mondelez International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 73.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mondelez International

In related news, CEO De Put Dirk Van sold 133,580 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.08, for a total value of $8,559,806.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,326,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $85,001,351.04. This represents a 9.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.