Snacking trend fuels Mondelez

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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC. $64 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol MDLZ; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $89.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.3; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mondelezinternational.com) has risen nearly 50% from its March 2020 low as stay-at-home orders increased consumption for its snack food products. Even though the U.S. and other developed countries are re-opening their economies due to COVID-19 vaccines, inoculation rates in developing regions remains low. That should continue to spur demand in emerging markets, which provide 35% of its total sales. The company’s earnings in 2021 should rise 12.0% to $2.90 a share. The stock trades at a reasonable 22.1 times that forecast. The $1.26 dividend yields 2.0%. Mondelez is a buy. buy…