Roth Capital Equities Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ)

Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) – Roth Capital upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Constellation Brands in a research report issued on Friday, April 12th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.29. The consensus estimate for Constellation Brands’ current full-year earnings is $13.43 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Constellation Brands’ Q2 2025 earnings at $4.21 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.63 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $13.73 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on STZ. Argus upgraded shares of Constellation Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $306.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Constellation Brands from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Constellation Brands from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. HSBC upped their target price on shares of Constellation Brands from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Constellation Brands from $312.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $298.55.

Constellation Brands Price Performance

NYSE STZ opened at $257.78 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.13 billion, a PE ratio of 27.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $257.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.05. Constellation Brands has a 12-month low of $221.81 and a 12-month high of $274.87.

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 11th. The company reported $2.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.10 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. Constellation Brands had a net margin of 16.13% and a return on equity of 23.06%. The company’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.98 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Constellation Brands

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,601,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,902,327,000 after purchasing an additional 313,344 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,050,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,018,005,000 after purchasing an additional 58,518 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 84,839.5% in the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,742,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,738,028 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 102.0% in the 2nd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,937,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,027,000 after purchasing an additional 1,483,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Constellation Brands by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,863,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $645,055,000 after purchasing an additional 50,672 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.34% of the company’s stock.

Constellation Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 3rd will be issued a $1.01 dividend. This is a positive change from Constellation Brands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 2nd. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. Constellation Brands’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.95%.

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 Premier, Corona Familiar, Corona Light, Corona Refresca, Corona Hard Seltzer, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra, Modelo Chelada, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy, and Pacifico brands.