Monster Beverage Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, sells, and distributes energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, and Other. The company offers ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks, carbonated energy drinks, non-carbonated dairy based coffee and energy drinks, non-carbonated energy shakes, and non-carbonated energy drinks primarily to bottlers and full service beverage distributors, as well as sells directly to retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, drug stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, food service customers, and the military; and concentrates and/or beverage bases to authorized bottling and canning operations.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Bottled & canned soft drinks
Sub-IndustrySoft Drinks
SectorConsumer Staples
Phone909-739-6200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.81 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,142
Next Earnings Date11/6/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Monster Beverage's stock symbol?
Monster Beverage trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MNST."
When did Monster Beverage's stock split? How did Monster Beverage's stock split work?
Monster Beverage shares split on the morning of Thursday, November 10th 2016. The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, October 14th 2016. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 9th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of Monster Beverage stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.
How will Monster Beverage's stock buyback program work?
Monster Beverage announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Monster Beverage's earnings last quarter?
Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.03. The business earned $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 26.58% and a return on equity of 28.10%. Monster Beverage's revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. View Monster Beverage's Earnings History.
When is Monster Beverage's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for MNST?
14 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Monster Beverage's stock. Their predictions range from $52.00 to $77.00. On average, they expect Monster Beverage's stock price to reach $65.07 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Monster Beverage.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Monster Beverage?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Monster Beverage in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Monster Beverage.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Monster Beverage stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Monster Beverage stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of Monster Beverage underperformed the industry in the past three months. The company reported lower-than-expected earnings and sales in second-quarter 2019. Further, the quarter witnessed soft margins and adverse impacts of currency. Negative geographic and product mix, and higher input costs hurt gross margin. This coupled with increased operating costs dented the operating margin. Nevertheless, top and bottom lines grew year over year, driven by strength in the Monster Energy brand. In fact, momentum in its energy drinks category is aiding results for a while now. Additionally, it is witnessing robust growth in the international markets and is on track to launch products to drive the top line. Furthermore, Monster Beverage is optimistic about the alignment with Coca-Cola’s bottlers, which expanded its distribution network." (10/1/2019)
- 2. Jefferies Financial Group Inc analysts commented, "We came away positive from MNST’s NYC Analyst Day as commentary centered on: (i) high expectations for Reign launch (March) in performance segment in response to Bang, (ii) update on." (1/18/2019)
Has Monster Beverage been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about MNST stock have trended negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Monster Beverage earned a media sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Monster Beverage.
Are investors shorting Monster Beverage?
Monster Beverage saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 11,620,000 shares, an increase of 9.6% from the August 30th total of 10,600,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,950,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Monster Beverage's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Monster Beverage's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Monster Beverage include Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB (FMX), Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF), COCA-COLA HBC A/ADR (CCHGY), BRITVIC PLC/S (BTVCY), Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series B (AKO.B), Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE), Embotelladora Andina SA ADR Series A (AKO.A), National Beverage (FIZZ), Cott (COT), Celsius (CELH), Reeds (REED) and Golfgear International (MCHA).
What other stocks do shareholders of Monster Beverage own?
Who are Monster Beverage's key executives?
Monster Beverage's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Rodney Cyril Sacks, Chairman & CEO (Age 69)
- Mr. Hilton H. Schlosberg, Vice Chairman, Pres, COO, CFO & Sec. (Age 66)
- Mr. Thomas J. Kelly, Exec. VP of Fin., Controller & Sec. (Age 65)
- Mr. Guy Carling, Pres of EMEA (Age 42)
- Ms. Emelie Tirre, Pres of the Americas (Age 49)
Who are Monster Beverage's major shareholders?
Monster Beverage's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.12%), Defender Capital LLC. (0.05%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.05%), Strs Ohio (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%) and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.03%). Company insiders that own Monster Beverage stock include Emelie Tirre, Guy Carling, Harold C Taber Jr, Hilton H Schlosberg, Mark J Hall, Norman Epstein, Rodney C Sacks and Thomas J Kelly. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Monster Beverage.
Which major investors are selling Monster Beverage stock?
MNST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Defender Capital LLC., Signaturefd LLC, NEXT Financial Group Inc, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. Company insiders that have sold Monster Beverage company stock in the last year include Emelie Tirre, Guy Carling, Harold C Taber Jr, Mark J Hall and Thomas J Kelly. View Insider Buying and Selling for Monster Beverage.
Which major investors are buying Monster Beverage stock?
MNST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, Tuttle Tactical Management and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Monster Beverage.
How do I buy shares of Monster Beverage?
Shares of MNST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Monster Beverage's stock price today?
One share of MNST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.94.
How big of a company is Monster Beverage?
Monster Beverage has a market capitalization of $30.48 billion and generates $3.81 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $993 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. Monster Beverage employs 3,142 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Monster Beverage.
What is Monster Beverage's official website?
How can I contact Monster Beverage?
Monster Beverage's mailing address is 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA, 92879. The company can be reached via phone at 909-739-6200 or via email at [email protected]
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