Mondelez International Inc (#MDLZ) Stock Price, Live Chart & Analysis | Trade #MDLZ

Mondelez International Inc is one of the largest confectionery companies in the world, based in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. It manufactures various chocolate, biscuits, gum, beverages and snack food products. The company operates in approximately 160 countries and is listed in Fortune 500 as one of the largest U. S. corporations by total revenue. The company emerged from the split of Kraft Foods Inc into Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez International. That year it became a publicly-traded company under the ticker MDLZ.

Apart from the regular financial statistics, investors and traders interested in the MDLZ stock should look into the mergers and acquisitions of the company as bullish factors for its stock price. In 2015, the coffee division of Mondelez merged with the Dutch company Douwe Egberts, its major competitor in the industry. In 2016, Mondelez was close to buying Hershey, another rival of it, this time in the chocolate manufacturing sphere. However, the board of directors of Hershey rejected the offer. Nevertheless, the news about the possible acquisition prompted the MDLZ price to rise as the successful deal would have meant Mondelez International becoming the biggest candy company in the world.

Controversies associated with the company might impact the price negatively. For example, in 2017, an investigation by the Mighty Earth NGO found out that the cocoa used in chocolate manufactures by Mondelez and several other major chocolate companies was grown illegally in protected areas and national parks in Ivory Coast and Ghana. The MDLZ price went down as a consequence. Other controversies concerned child slavery and price-fixing allegations and ended up in several lawsuits.

To conduct a fundamental analysis, one should also take into account the competitors of Mondelez International, such as Mars, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo and Unilever. Their market gains and important acquisitions could affect the MDLZ rate. The cost of dairy, wheat, cocoa and coffee and factors that may disrupt the production and supply chains of those raw products will obviously impact the company's stock price.