NYSE: STZ

Constellation Brands (STZ) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$112.92−0.71 (−0.6%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Constellation Brands shares touched a new 52-week low of $113.16 this week, extending a decline that has left the stock down 16.74% over the past year. The move comes despite Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings that beat estimates, as a softer consumer environment has prompted analysts to trim price targets; Citigroup, for instance, cut its target to $165 from $185 while maintaining a Buy rating. The pullback has also pushed the dividend yield above 3.5%, drawing attention from income-focused investors.

STZ closed at $112.92, down 0.6% on the day and below both its 50-day average of $128.53 and its 200-day average of $143.94, with the shorter average also under the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 74.3, placing the stock in the Buying zone. Price sits 21.3% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $143.54.

Constellation Brands next reports earnings on 6 October 2026 after the close, seven days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior release produced a -2% reaction despite an EPS beat. Options activity shows 2 unusual signals over the past 30 days, with call premium of $1,153,856 well ahead of put premium of $166,302. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -0.9% over five years, higher in 2 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the earnings date.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Constellation Brands price vs fair value

$143.54$112.92Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $112.92200-day averageGekko Fair Value $143.54

Constellation Brands quick facts

Market cap
$19.29B
P/E ratio
11.1
Forward P/E
10
EPS, TTM
$10.29
Revenue, TTM
$9.06B
Profit margin
20.1%
Dividend yield
3.51%
Beta
0.40
Volume
1.39M avg 2.35M
1-year return
−14.9%
Typical daily move
±2.5%
Typical 20-day move
±4.3%
50-day average
$128.53
200-day average
$143.94
Next earnings
Oct 6 after close
Shares outstanding
170.8M
52-week range
$111.92$168.60

Constellation Brands swing-trade checklist

Constellation Brands scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive0 mixed3 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $112.92 is below the 50-day ($128.53) and 200-day ($143.94) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    74.3, Buying

    Reading 74.3 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    21.3% below

    Price is 21.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 2 unusual options signals.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 7 days

    Reports on Oct 6, 2026, 7 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −0.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.9% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Constellation Brands stock chart and price history

Constellation Brands closed at $112.92 on Sep 28, 2026, −14.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $111.92 to $168.60.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Constellation Brands share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$120$140$160$180NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep112.92

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−14.1%
3 months
−19.1%
6 months
−25.4%
1 year
−14.9%
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About Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands produces and distributes alcoholic drinks spanning beer, wine and spirits, reaching buyers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. Its beer portfolio carries the Corona family of labels alongside Modelo Especial, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Victoria, Vicky Chamoy and Pacifico, names that many people would recognize as tied to the company.

Its wine holdings include Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Mount Veeder, Ruffino, SIMI, Robert Mondavi Winery, Schrader, My Favorite Neighbor, The Prisoner Wine Company and Cook's California Champagne, while its spirits brands cover Casa Noble, Copper & Kings, High West, Mi CAMPO, Nelson's Green Brier and SVEDKA. To move these goods into consumers' hands, the company works through wholesale distributors, retail outlets, on-premise venues and state alcohol control boards.

Rochester, New York serves as home base for the company, which dates back to 1945. Trading of its stock takes place on the NYSE, where it goes by the ticker STZ.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Beverages: alcoholic
Website
cbrands.com

Constellation Brands GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Constellation Brands’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 74.3, in the Buying zone, up 1.2 points over five sessions.

010074.3Buying

Up 1.2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)66−1.7%−2.8%−2.3%+0.3%
Accumulation286−0.1%−0.5%−0.3%−3.5%
Neutral303−0.6%−0.9%−3.2%−6.8%
Distribution16−1.1%−1.4%−1.6%−3.5%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average STZ share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is Constellation Brands stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Constellation Brands trades 21.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $143.54, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Constellation Brands shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$143.54

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

21.3% Undervalued

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Constellation Brands insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Constellation Brands, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for STZ in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in STZ were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Constellation Brands has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended May 31, 2026
$223.8M
As a share of market cap
1.16%
Trailing four quarters
$841.8M

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

2signals, 87% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 11, $449K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold STZ.

0added0opened0trimmed2sold out
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Constellation Brands earnings: next date and track record

Constellation Brands reports on Oct 6, 2026, after the close (7 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.8%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−3.5%Oct ’24−15.2%Jan ’25+8.1%Apr ’25+6.9%Jul ’25−1.4%Oct ’25+3.0%Jan ’26+6.0%Apr ’26−2.0%Jun ’26

Last earnings call, Jun 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Constellation Brands held its FY'27 Q1 earnings call with CEO Nicholas Fink and CFO Garth Hankinson. The new CEO emphasized confidence in the strength and enduring relevance of the company's core brands and described a strategic focus on maintaining core brand scale while exploring white-space opportunities (e.g., Corona non-alcohol). Management acknowledged a volatile quarter driven by macro headwinds (notably a spike in gas prices) that depressed consumer demand in April and May after a strong March, with some modest reacceleration in June aided by events like the World Cup. Financial highlights discussed include modest shipment growth (1.8%), beer gross margins at 39% driven by fixed-cost leverage, cost savings, and pricing net of mix; currency was a 30-basis-point headwind. Management flagged higher SG&A in coming quarters due to Veracruz staffing and elevated marketing (notably World Cup, College Football, NFL), expecting marketing to exceed 10% of net sales in Q2 and Q3. The company maintained its FY'27 beer net sales guidance despite the strong Q1 start, citing limited visibility and macro uncertainty. Management reiterated confidence in execution, identified distribution and awareness gaps (especially for Modelo Especial), and highlighted in-field execution improvements and a new Head of Sales hire to drive execution.
Guidance
Maintained FY'27 beer net sales guidance (no change). Increased full-year marketing spend expectations, with marketing as a percent of net sales to spike above 10% in Q2 and Q3. No quantitative revenue/earnings figures provided on the call.
Risks flagged
Macro volatility and limited visibility (notably gas price spikes) that suppress consumer spending; regional weakness (notably in Hispanic ZIP codes, Texas and Florida); currency headwinds (~30 bps in Q1); potential margin pressure from increased SG&A and marketing; distribution and awareness gaps for key brands (Modelo Especial, Corona Extra); competitive dynamics including higher-ABV RTD innovation that could be volume-dilutive to category value.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jun 30, 2026$3.43
est $3.22
+6.5%$2.43B
est $2.39B
+1.9%−2.0%
Apr 8, 2026$1.90
est $1.71
+11.1%$1.92B
est $1.88B
+2.1%+6.0%
Jan 7, 2026$3.06
est $2.63
+16.3%$2.22B
est $2.15B
+3.2%+3.0%
Oct 6, 2025$3.63
est $3.38
+7.4%$2.48B
est $2.46B
+1.0%−1.4%
Jul 1, 2025$3.22
est $3.31
−2.7%$2.51B
est $2.55B
−1.5%+6.9%
Apr 9, 2025$2.63
est $2.27
+15.9%$2.16B
est $2.13B
+1.8%+8.1%
Jan 10, 2025$3.25
est $3.31
−1.8%$2.46B
est $2.53B
−2.6%−15.2%
Oct 3, 2024$4.32
est $4.08
+5.9%$2.92B
est $2.95B
−0.9%−3.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Constellation Brands stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Constellation Brands is $165.48, +46.5% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$165.48consensus 12-month target, +46.5% from the last close
Low $122High $209
Buy11
Hold6
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 25J.P. MorganHold, reiterated$133+17.8%
Sep 23CitiBuy, maintained$165+46.1%
Sep 23UBSBuy, maintained$145+28.4%
Sep 22BarclaysHold, maintained$122+8.0%
Sep 22CitiBuy, maintained$165+46.1%
−2.3%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−0.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Constellation Brands seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Constellation Brands averaged −0.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+2.8%2021−1.3%2022−7.4%2023−5.6%2024+5.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.7%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days−1.0%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.1%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−0.9%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−1.2%2 of 5

For scale, STZ’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.3%.

Constellation Brands market cap and key statistics

Constellation Brands’s market cap is $19.29B, with a P/E ratio of 11.1 and revenue of $9.06B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$19.29B
P/E ratio
11.1
Forward P/E
10
EPS, TTM
$10.29
Gekko Fair Value
$143.54

Trading

Volume
1.39M
Avg volume, 20 days
2.35M
52-week high
$168.60
52-week low
$111.92
Shares outstanding
170.8M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$9.06B
Profit margin
20.1%
Return on equity
23.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+30.7%

Risk and income

Beta
0.40
Typical daily move
±2.5%
Typical 20-day move
±4.3%
Dividend yield
3.51%

Constellation Brands peers

Constellation Brands’s 4 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
BF.ABrown Forman+0.4%Accumulation12.7% below
BF.BBrown Forman−0.3%Accumulation14.8% below
TAPMolson Coors Beverage+1.4%Buying8.1% below
SAMBoston Beer+1.6%Accumulation36.9% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Constellation Brands stock FAQ

What is Constellation Brands’s market cap?

Constellation Brands’s market cap is $19.29B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $112.92, with 170.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.1.

What is the Constellation Brands stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Constellation Brands is $165.48, +46.5% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Constellation Brands stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Constellation Brands is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $112.92 is 21.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $143.54. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Constellation Brands report earnings next?

Constellation Brands is expected to report on Oct 6, 2026, after the market closes (7 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.55 per share on revenue of $2.54B. Constellation Brands beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.8% on average across the report.

What is Constellation Brands’s 52-week high and low?

Constellation Brands’s 52-week high is $168.60 and its 52-week low is $111.92; it closed at $112.92 on Sep 28, 2026, −14.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $274.87 on Apr 11, 2024.

Is Constellation Brands stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and smart money) and 3 as headwinds (trend, earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Constellation Brands?

Gekko flagged 2 unusual options signals in Constellation Brands over the last 30 days, with $1.15M of flagged premium in calls and $166K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 11, 2026 with $449K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

How this page works

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