On September 8, Constellation fell 5.1% in regular trading, trading at $121.61/share, with turnover of $3.01 billion. The decline was triggered by management remarks at the Barclays Global Consumer Conference signaling gross margin headwinds ahead.

At the conference, Constellation executives stated the company expects to experience a degree of gross margin pressure in the second half of the fiscal year. While management characterized the pressure as modest, the market reacted sharply, reflecting heightened investor concern over the earnings outlook. Multiple investment banks had already lowered their price targets in recent months — Barclays cut its target to $132 from $139 while maintaining an equal-weight rating, BofA Securities maintained an underperform rating with a $145 target, and Morgan Stanley lowered its target to $158. UBS also trimmed its target to $168 from $175 but maintained a buy rating.

Adding to sentiment pressure, Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a 95.1% reduction in its Constellation holdings earlier this year, cutting its position to just 632,890 Class A shares. Despite a solid fiscal Q1 earnings beat and reaffirmed full-year EPS guidance of $11.20–$11.90, the accumulation of negative signals has weighed heavily on investor confidence.

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