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

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. 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 Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on STZ shares. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Constellation Brands from $310.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $298.00 price target on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Friday, October 4th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Constellation Brands from $315.00 to $305.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Constellation Brands in a research note on Monday, November 25th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $261.00 target price for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $284.75.

Constellation Brands Trading Down 8.1 %

Shares of Constellation Brands stock traded down $17.74 during trading on Friday, hitting $201.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 879,275 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,492,224. The stock has a market cap of $36.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.53. Constellation Brands has a 52 week low of $198.97 and a 52 week high of $274.87. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $232.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $242.14.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 10th. The company reported $3.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.33 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.53 billion. Constellation Brands had a return on equity of 25.34% and a net margin of 5.29%. Constellation Brands’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.19 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Constellation Brands will post 13.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a $1.01 dividend. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.00%. Constellation Brands’s payout ratio is 130.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Constellation Brands

In related news, EVP James A. Jr. Sabia sold 36,086 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.99, for a total transaction of $8,768,537.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,042 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,898,045.58. This represents a 69.23 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Samuel J. Glaetzer sold 1,510 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.57, for a total value of $370,810.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 4,970 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,220,482.90. This represents a 23.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 189,956 shares of company stock valued at $46,058,091. 12.19% of the stock is currently owned by 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.