Saturday, August 10, 2013

Investopedia: Can Mondelez Live Up To The Sell-Side Hype

Not unlike the apparent love affair between Wall Street and Kraft (Nasdaq:KRFT), Mondelez (Nasdaq:MDLZ) gets quite a bit of love from the sell-side. Many analysts seem convinced that Mondelez can significantly boost its organic growth over a relatively short time and likewise significantly upgrade margins. While I think Mondelez is basically a good company, I worry that the expectations bar is being set at a level where a failure to perform is going to create a real backlash. Even if I use growth expectations beyond the published estimates of the bulls, I can't really get to a point where Mondelez looks cheap today.

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