Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 13.400-13.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 13.710. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Constellation Brands also updated its FY25 guidance to $13.40-13.80 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Constellation Brands from $270.00 to $260.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $308.00 target price on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas began coverage on Constellation Brands in a research note on Monday, November 25th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $261.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Constellation Brands from $293.00 to $262.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Constellation Brands from $295.00 to $275.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $284.75.

Constellation Brands Stock Performance

Shares of Constellation Brands stock opened at $181.57 on Friday. Constellation Brands has a 12 month low of $179.55 and a 12 month high of $274.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The company has a market capitalization of $32.97 billion, a PE ratio of 58.76, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.75. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $231.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $241.56.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 10th. The company reported $3.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.33 by ($0.08). Constellation Brands had a net margin of 5.29% and a return on equity of 25.34%. The business had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.53 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.19 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Constellation Brands will post 13.57 EPS for the current year.

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $1.01 per share. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. Constellation Brands’s dividend payout ratio is 130.74%.

Insider Activity at Constellation Brands

In related news, CEO William A. Newlands sold 7,426 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.24, for a total transaction of $1,761,744.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 7,274 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,725,683.76. This represents a 50.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert Sands sold 119,274 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.37, for a total transaction of $28,908,439.38. Following the transaction, the director now owns 431,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $104,638,157.73. The trade was a 21.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 189,956 shares of company stock valued at $46,058,091. 12.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. The company provides beer primarily under the Corona Extra, Corona Familiar, Corona Hard Seltzer, Corona Light, Corona Non-Alcoholic, Corona Premier, Corona Refresca, Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy, and Pacifico brands.