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

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 13.500-13.800 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 13.670. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.6 billion-$10.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.6 billion. Constellation Brands also updated its FY25 guidance to $13.50-13.80 EPS.

Constellation Brands Stock Performance

Shares of STZ opened at $250.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s fifty day moving average is $254.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $254.00. Constellation Brands has a 1 year low of $227.50 and a 1 year high of $274.87.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 3rd. The company reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.46 by $0.11. Constellation Brands had a net margin of 22.70% and a return on equity of 23.72%. The business had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.67 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.91 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Constellation Brands will post 13.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Constellation Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 14th will be paid a $1.01 dividend. This represents a $4.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.61%. Constellation Brands’s payout ratio is 43.07%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on STZ. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an outperform rating and issued a $308.00 price objective on shares of Constellation Brands in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Constellation Brands from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Constellation Brands from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Friday, April 12th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Friday, March 22nd. They set an overweight rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a hold rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of Constellation Brands in a report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $298.63.

Insider Buying and Selling at Constellation Brands

In other Constellation Brands news, EVP Michael Mcgrew sold 3,237 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.50, for a total value of $827,053.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,731 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $442,270.50. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Michael Mcgrew sold 3,237 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.50, for a total transaction of $827,053.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 1,731 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $442,270.50. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP James A. Jr. Sabia sold 15,781 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.63, for a total transaction of $4,160,345.03. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 20,910 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,512,503.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 48,031 shares of company stock valued at $12,582,321 over the last 90 days. 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.