Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Purchases 77,097 Shares of Monster Beverage Corporation $MNST

Key Points

• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its Monster Beverage stake by 8.0%, buying an additional 77,097 shares to own 1,042,604 shares (~0.11%) worth about $79.94 million.
• Monster beat Q4 estimates with EPS $0.51 vs. $0.49 and revenue of $2.10 billion (up 17.6% year‑over‑year), reporting strong profitability (ROE 27.38%, net margin 22.97%).
• Analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" with a target of $84.55; the stock trades near $76.86 (market cap ≈ $75.16B) and was down 1.8% in the report.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its position in Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST - Free Report) by 8.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,042,604 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 77,097 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.11% of Monster Beverage worth $79,939,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 508.1% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 377 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Monster Beverage in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Monster Beverage by 136.7% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 355 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Monster Beverage by 1,338.7% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 446 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Monster Beverage during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 72.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on MNST. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Evercore upped their price objective on Monster Beverage from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $96.00 target price (up from $87.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a report on Monday, January 26th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Monster Beverage from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $77.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Monster Beverage from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $84.55.

Monster Beverage Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of MNST stock opened at $76.86 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.51. Monster Beverage Corporation has a 12-month low of $58.01 and a 12-month high of $87.38. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $76.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.62.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.04 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 27.38% and a net margin of 22.97%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 2.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Monster Beverage Profile

Monster Beverage Corporation NASDAQ: MNST is an American beverage company best known for its Monster Energy brand of energy drinks. The company's product portfolio centers on carbonated energy beverages and a range of complementary ready-to-drink offerings, including energy coffees, hydration beverages and other flavored functional drinks. Monster markets multiple sub-brands and flavor variants to address different consumer segments and consumption occasions.

Originally organized around the Hansen's Natural line of juices and sodas, the company pivoted toward the energy drink category and formally adopted the Monster Beverage name in the early 2010s to reflect its strategic focus.

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