Monster Beverage (MNST) Competitors

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MNST or CELH?

Monster Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Celsius. Monster Beverage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monster Beverage	$7.49B	7.76	$1.51B	$1.52	39.20
Celsius	$1.33B	8.60	$145.07M	$0.32	138.56

Does the media favor MNST or CELH?

In the previous week, Monster Beverage had 6 more articles in the media than Celsius. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Monster Beverage and 12 mentions for Celsius. Monster Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Celsius' score of 0.89 indicating that Monster Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monster Beverage	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celsius	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MNST or CELH?

Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celsius has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MNST or CELH?

Monster Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $61.91, indicating a potential upside of 3.90%. Celsius has a consensus target price of $46.47, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given Celsius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Celsius is more favorable than Monster Beverage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monster Beverage	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is MNST or CELH more profitable?

Monster Beverage has a net margin of 20.27% compared to Celsius' net margin of 8.40%. Celsius' return on equity of 42.12% beat Monster Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monster Beverage	20.27%	27.46%	20.66%
Celsius	8.40%	42.12%	10.05%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MNST or CELH?

72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Monster Beverage beats Celsius on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.