Constellation Brands Inc. shares rose by 3.17% as the stock reached a 20-day high.
The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.06 for Q3, exceeding market expectations of $2.63, despite a 6% decline year-over-year. Total revenue fell 10% to $2.22 billion, primarily due to the sale of several wine brands, but organic sales only decreased by 2%, indicating stability in core operations. The company also reaffirmed its full-year guidance, projecting organic net sales to decline by 4%-6% and adjusted earnings per share between $11.30 and $11.60, maintaining cautious optimism for the future.
This earnings report reflects Constellation Brands' resilience in a challenging market environment, as it continues to gain market share in the beer segment despite overall sales pressures.
Wall Street analysts forecast STZ stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for STZ is 163.00 USD with a low forecast of 135.00 USD and a high forecast of 209.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast STZ stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for STZ is 163.00 USD with a low forecast of 135.00 USD and a high forecast of 209.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Buy
7 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 157.740
Low
135.00
Averages
163.00
High
209.00
Current: 157.740
Low
135.00
Averages
163.00
High
209.00
UBS
Peter Grom
Buy
downgrade
$170 -> $168
2026-01-09
Reason
UBS
Peter Grom
Price Target
$170 -> $168
AI Analysis
2026-01-09
downgrade
Buy
Reason
UBS analyst Peter Grom lowered the firm's price target on Constellation Brands to $168 from $170 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
Citi
Neutral
maintain
$148 -> $155
2026-01-09
Reason
Citi
Price Target
$148 -> $155
2026-01-09
maintain
Neutral
Reason
Citi raised the firm's price target on Constellation Brands to $155 from $148 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The company reported "better-than-feared" fiscal Q3 results, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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Bernstein
Bernstein
Outperform
maintain
$195 -> $197
2026-01-09
Reason
Bernstein
Bernstein
Price Target
$195 -> $197
2026-01-09
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Bernstein raised the firm's price target on Constellation Brands to $197 from $195 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm notes Q3 depletions of negative (3%) were better than expected and crucially sequentially stable vs. Q2. This implies that, on net, the negative impacts on beer consumption caused by immigration and economic worries are not getting worse. CEO Bill Newlands expressed some cautious optimism that it has perhaps hit bottom, with some modest improvements in general market zip codes and a solid Christmas period.
Wells Fargo
Overweight
maintain
$160 -> $165
2026-01-08
Reason
Wells Fargo
Price Target
$160 -> $165
2026-01-08
maintain
Overweight
Reason
Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on Constellation Brands to $165 from $160 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm notes Q3 was ahead of expectations, marked by beats on Beer depletions and margins. As argued in Wells' 2026 Staples Year Ahead, Constellation is one of the more intriguing controversial recovery stories at lows, the firm argues, adding that this "certainly keeps the intrigue alive."
About STZ
Constellation Brands, Inc. is a producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy with brands, such as Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Robert Mondavi Winery, Kim Crawford, The Prisoner Wine Company, High West, Casa Noble, and Mi CAMPO. Its segments include Beer, Wine and Spirits, and Corporate Operations and Other. In the Beer segment, its portfolio consists of high-end imported beer brands and ABAs. It has a perpetual brand license to produce its Mexican beer portfolio and to import, market, and sell such a portfolio in the United States. In the Wine and Spirits segment, it sells a portfolio that includes higher-end wine brands complemented by certain higher-end spirits brands. Its Corporate Operations and Other segment consists of costs of corporate development, corporate finance, corporate strategy, executive management, growth, human resources, internal audit, investor relations, IT, legal and public relations.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.