Mondelez International (MDLZ) is on investor watch after recent share price softness, with the stock showing negative returns over the past week, month, and past 3 months. This has prompted closer attention to its current fundamentals.
See our latest analysis for Mondelez International.
Zooming out, the recent 3 month share price return of 14.48% decline and 1 year total shareholder return of 6.68% decline suggest fading momentum, hinting that investors may be reassessing growth prospects and risk.
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With Mondelez trading at $52.73 and estimates of intrinsic value and analyst targets pointing higher, the key question is whether recent weakness signals an undervalued snack giant or if the market is already pricing in future growth.
The most followed narrative puts Mondelez’s fair value at US$68.85 per share versus the last close at US$52.73. This frames the recent pullback as a potential valuation gap to watch.
The analysts have a consensus price target of $74.417 for Mondelez International based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $88.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $67.0.
Curious what justifies that higher fair value when revenue expectations trail the wider US market, yet earnings and margins are still projected to climb? The full narrative spells out how pricing power, cost efficiencies and future earnings multiples fit together to support this view.
Result: Fair Value of $68.85 (UNDERVALUED)
Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.
However, softer volumes from price elasticity and weaker consumer confidence in key markets such as Brazil, Mexico, and China could still pressure revenue and margins.
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