NASDAQ:MNST

Monster Beverage - MNST Stock Forecast, Price & News

$87.35

-0.56 (-0.64%)

(As of 09/27/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $87.00
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$89.57
50-Day Range: $86.77
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$99.62
52-Week Range: $71.78
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$99.81

Volume: 2.79 million shs
Average Volume: 2.87 million shs
Market Capitalization: $46.02 billion

P/E Ratio: 38.14
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $101.40

Monster Beverage MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.56 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 16.1% Upside
$101.40 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.83% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -0.98
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 1.41
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$3.08 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.57%
From $2.29 to $2.99 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.06 out of 5 stars

Consumer Staples Sector

69th out of 144 stocks

Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks Industry

3rd out of 10 stocks

2.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Monster Beverage has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $101.40, Monster Beverage has a forecasted upside of 16.1% from its current price of $87.35.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Monster Beverage has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.83% 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 2.6, 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 16.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Monster Beverage does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Monster Beverage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

0.0

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Monster Beverage has received a -121.75% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Monster Beverage in category "Physical diseases" is driven by its "Energy drinks" product. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Monster Beverage is -0.98.

2.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Monster Beverage has a news sentiment score of 1.41. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Monster Beverage this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 30 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
Only 10 people have added Monster Beverage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -68% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

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 $3,079,545.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
10.50% of the stock of Monster Beverage is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
65.49% of the stock of Monster Beverage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Monster Beverage are expected to grow by 30.57% in the coming year, from $2.29 to $2.99 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Monster Beverage is 38.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.83.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Monster Beverage is 38.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.73.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Monster Beverage has a PEG Ratio of 3.44. 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 7.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Stock

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, and Other. It offers carbonated energy drinks, non-carbonated, 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 bottlers, full-service beverage distributors, as well as sells directly to retail grocery and speciality chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, drug stores, foodservice 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, Muscle Monster, Espresso Monster, Punch Monster, Juice Monster, Monster Hydro Energy Water, Monster Hydro Super Sport, Monster HydroSport Super Fuel, Monster Super Fuel, Monster Dragon Tea, Reign Total Body Fuel, and Reign Inferno Thermogenic Fuel, as well as NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, Nalu, Ultra Energy, Play and Power Play (stylized), Relentless, BPM, BU, Gladiator, Samurai, Live+, Predator, Fury, and True North 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.

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MNST Stock News Headlines

September 16, 2022 | marketbeat.com

MarketBeat: Week in Review 9/12 – 9/16 (MNST)

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September 14, 2022 | marketbeat.com

Can Health Drink Maker Celsius Outrun Its Monster Rival? (MNST)

Mid-cap energy drink maker Celsius is trading in a sideways pattern. Will a distribution deal with PepsiCo help it outperform bigger energy drink maker Monster?

September 23, 2022 | fool.com

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST)

September 17, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Interesting MNST Put And Call Options For November 18th

September 17, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

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September 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Declining Stock and Solid Fundamentals: Is The Market Wrong About Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST)?

September 12, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Hedgeye adds Monster Beverage to ‘Best Ideas’ list

September 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Monster Beverage Stock Reaches 80-Plus RS Rating Benchmark

September 2, 2022 | nasdaq.com

October 14th Options Now Available For Monster Beverage (MNST)

September 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Monster Beverage Stock Strengthens; Near All-Time High

September 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bear of the Day: Monster Beverage (MNST)

September 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Tecnoglass and Monster Beverage have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

August 31, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Monster Stock Could Be a Scary Pick for Bulls Next Month

August 22, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Why Celsius Could Eventually Dethrone Monster As The #1 Global Energy Drink Brand

August 18, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Celsius Holdings Has Been Blessed By Big Beverage - Resist The Urge To Sell

August 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

ClearBridge Investment Considers Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) as a Steady Compounder

August 5, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Monster Beverage (MNST) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Beat

August 5, 2022 | investing.com

Monster Stock Falls on Large Miss, Result Seen as a 'Big Setback'

August 4, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Monster Beverage Corporation's (MNST) CEO Rodney Sacks on Q2 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

August 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Monster Beverage (MNST) Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates

August 4, 2022 | benzinga.com

Monster Beverage Misses Q2 Profit Estimates As Inflation Hits Bottomline

August 4, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Monster Beverage Corporation Q2 Income Drops, misses estimates

August 4, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Monster Beverage falls after soaring costs lead to EPS miss

August 4, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Monster Beverage Corporation Reports Fall In Q2 Income, misses estimates

August 4, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Monster Beverage Reports 2022 Second Quarter Financial Results

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MNST Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/04/2022
Today: 9/28/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Bottled & canned soft drinks
Sub-Industry: Soft Drinks
Sector: Consumer Staples
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MNST
CUSIP: 61174010
CIK: 865752
Web: www.monsterbevcorp.com
Phone: (951) 739-6200
Fax: 951-739-6210
Employees: 4,092
Year Founded: 1935

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $101.40
High Stock Price Forecast: $117.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $87.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +16.1%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.29
Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.14
Forward P/E Ratio: 38.14
P/E Growth: 3.44
Net Income: $1.38 billion
Net Margins: 20.40%
Pretax Margin: 26.95%
Return on Equity: 18.51%
Return on Assets: 15.51%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 4.29
Quick Ratio: 3.48

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $5.54 billion
Price / Sales: 8.31
Cash Flow: $2.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 32.28
Book Value: $12.41 per share
Price / Book: 7.04

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 526,885,000
Free Float: 471,562,000
Market Cap: $46.02 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.95

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Key Executives

Mr. Rodney Cyril Sacks H.Dip.Law (Age 72)
H.Dip.Tax, Co-CEO & Chairman
Comp: $3.18M

Mr. Hilton H. Schlosberg (Age 69)
Co-CEO & Vice Chairman
Comp: $3.16M

Mr. Thomas J. Kelly (Age 68)
Chief Financial Officer
Comp: $958.12k

Mr. Guy P. Carling (Age 45)
Pres of EMEA
Comp: $1.25M

Ms. Emelie C. Tirre (Age 52)
Pres of the Americas
Comp: $1.31M

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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MNST Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Monster Beverage stock right now?: 16 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Monster Beverage in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" MNST shares.
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What is Monster Beverage's stock price forecast for 2022?: 16 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Monster Beverage's stock. Their MNST share price forecasts range from $87.00 to $117.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $101.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.1% from the stock's current price.
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How have MNST shares performed in 2022?: Monster Beverage's stock was trading at $96.04 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, MNST shares have decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $87.35.
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When is Monster Beverage's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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How were Monster Beverage's earnings last quarter?: Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 4th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. Monster Beverage had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.51% and a net margin of 20.40%. Monster Beverage's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share.
Read the conference call transcript.
When did Monster Beverage's stock split?: Shares of Monster Beverage split on Thursday, November 10th 2016. The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, October 14th 2016. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 9th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

What is Rodney C. Sacks' approval rating as Monster Beverage's CEO?: 114 employees have rated Monster Beverage Chief Executive Officer Rodney C. Sacks on Glassdoor.com. Rodney C. Sacks has an approval rating of 93% among the company's employees. This puts Rodney C. Sacks in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of Monster Beverage own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Monster Beverage investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), Starbucks (SBUX), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), PayPal (PYPL), Home Depot (HD) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
What is Monster Beverage's stock symbol?: Monster Beverage trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MNST."
Who are Monster Beverage's major shareholders?: Monster Beverage's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.22%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (3.23%), State Street Corp (3.16%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.92%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.88%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Benjamin Polk, Emelie Tirre, Guy Carling, Hilton H Schlosberg, Mark J Hall, Mark Vidergauz, Sydney Selati and Thomas J Kelly.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Monster Beverage's stock price today?: One share of MNST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.35.
How much money does Monster Beverage make?: Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) has a market capitalization of $46.02 billion and generates $5.54 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.38 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.29 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Monster Beverage have?: The company employs 4,092 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Monster Beverage?: Monster Beverage's mailing address is 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA CA, 92879. The official website for the company is www.monsterbevcorp.com. The company can be reached via phone at (951) 739-6200, via email at jsfetcu@pondel.com, or via fax at 951-739-6210.

This page (NASDAQ:MNST) was last updated on 9/28/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Monster Beverage - MNST Stock Forecast, Price & News

Monster Beverage MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Stock

MNST Stock News Headlines

MNST Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

MNST Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

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