Mondelez Int (MDLZ) Tops Q1 EPS by 5c; Announces New Strategic Initiatives

Mondelez (MDLZ) PT Raised at RBC Capital Following D.E. Master Blenders Deal

RBC Capital analyst David Palmer raised his price target on Sector Perform-rated Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ) to $40.00 (from $36.00) to estimated higher EPS growth in 2015 and 2016 (resulting from restructuring cost savings) and value creation from the formation of a global coffee business with D.E. Master... More

S&P Revises Outlook on Mondelez Int'l (MDLZ) to Negative on Potential Weakening of Core Credit Ratios

Standard & Poor's Rating Services affirmed its ratings on Deerfield, Ill.-based Mondelez International Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ), including its 'BBB' long-term corporate credit rating and 'A-2' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings. We have revised the outlook to negative from stable.

"The affirmation and negative outlook reflects our concerns that Mondelez's core credit ratios may weaken and be below our prior expectations for... More

Mondelez (MDLZ) /DEMB Deal Viewed as 'Outstanding Transaction'

Wells Fargo maintained an Outperform rating on Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ). Comments follow news Mondelez and D.E Master Blenders intend to combine their coffee businesses to create the world's leading pure-play coffee company. Analyst John Baumgartner called it an "outstanding transaction."

"By combining assets with DEMB, strengths are enhanced across... More

Mondelez Int'l (MDLZ), D.E Master Blenders Enter Coffee Merger Agreement

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) and D.E Master Blenders 1753 B.V. today announced their intention to combine their respective coffee businesses to create the world's leading pure-play coffee company, with annual revenues of more than $7 billion (5 billion) and an EBITDA[1] margin in the high teens.

The new company, to be called Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), will be based in the Netherlands. It will hold leading market positions in more than two dozen countries and have a strong emerging market presence, giving it significant revenue synergy opportunities in the $81 billion global coffee... More