Monster Beverage (MNST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Monster Beverage Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in development, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, Alcohol Brands, and Other. It offers carbonated non-carbonated energy drinks, ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, juice cocktails, single-serve juices and fruit beverages, ready-to-drink dairy and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and single-serve still waters, and sodas that are considered natural, sparkling juices, and flavored sparkling beverages. The company sells its products to full service beverage bottlers/distributors, retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, food service customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers, and the military; and concentrates and/or beverage bases to authorized bottling and canning operations. It provides its products under the Monster Energy, Monster Energy Ultra, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Nitro, Java Monster, Punch Monster, Juice Monster, Muscle Monster, Espresso Monster, Monster Tour Water, Fury, Monster MAXX, Caffe Monster, Monster Hydro, Monster HydroSport Super Fuel, Monster Dragon Tea, Reign Total Body Fuel, and Reign Inferno Thermogenic Fuel, Reign Storm, Bang Energy, NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, Nalu, Ultra Energy, Play and Power Play (stylized), Relentless, BPM, BU, Gladiator, Samurai, Live+, Predator, and Fury brands. The company was formerly known as Hansen Natural Corporation and changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in January 2012. Monster Beverage Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Corona, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.80 to $60.29
• 50-Day Range: $51.64 to $59.65
• 52-Week Range: $43.32 to $60.34
• Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $58.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.42
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $58.39
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Monster Beverage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Monster Beverage scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Monster Beverage has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Monster Beverage has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Monster Beverage are expected to grow by 12.96% in the coming year, from $1.62 to $1.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Monster Beverage is 38.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Monster Beverage is 38.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Monster Beverage has a PEG Ratio of 2.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Monster Beverage has a P/B Ratio of 7.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.12% of the float of Monster Beverage has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monster Beverage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monster Beverage has recently increased by 10.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Monster Beverage does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Monster Beverage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.98

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.12% of the float of Monster Beverage has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monster Beverage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monster Beverage has recently increased by 10.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.29

News Sentiment

Monster Beverage has a news sentiment score of 1.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Monster Beverage this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for MNST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Monster Beverage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Monster Beverage insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,484,440.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.80% of the stock of Monster Beverage is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.36% of the stock of Monster Beverage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MNST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MNST shares performed this year?

Monster Beverage's stock was trading at $52.56 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MNST stock has increased by 14.0% and is now trading at $59.92.
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How were Monster Beverage's earnings last quarter?

Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion. Monster Beverage had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.31% and a net margin of 21.66%.
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When did Monster Beverage's stock split?

Monster Beverage's stock split on the morning of Tuesday, March 28th 2023. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 28th 2023. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, March 27th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

How will Monster Beverage's stock buyback program work?

Monster Beverage's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 8th 2023, which authorizes the company to buy back $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Monster Beverage's major shareholders?

Monster Beverage's top institutional investors include Ninety One UK Ltd (0.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.50%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.32%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Hilton H Schlosberg, Mark J Hall, Emelie Tirre, Thomas J Kelly, Mark Vidergauz, Guy Carling and Ana Demel.
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How do I buy shares of Monster Beverage?

Shares of MNST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Monster Beverage own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Monster Beverage investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Netflix (NFLX) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2025
• Today: 4/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Bottled & canned soft drinks
• Sub-Industry: Soft Drinks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MNST
• CIK: 865752
• Web: www.monsterbevcorp.com
• Phone: (800) 426-7367
• Fax: 951-739-6210
• Employees: 4,090
• Year Founded: 1935

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $58.39
• High Stock Price Target: $71.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.57
• P/E Growth: 2.28
• Net Income: $1.63 billion
• Net Margins: 21.66%
• Pretax Margin: 27.71%
• Return on Equity: 23.31%
• Return on Assets: 18.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 3.13
• Quick Ratio: 2.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.70
• Cash Flow: $1.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.15
• Book Value: $7.91 per share
• Price / Book: 7.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 973,159,000
• Free Float: 896,663,000
• Market Cap: $57.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64