Monster Beverage (MNST) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, MNST or PEP?

PepsiCo has higher revenue and earnings than Monster Beverage. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monster Beverage, 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	8.27	$1.51B	$1.52	41.80
PepsiCo	$91.85B	2.02	$9.58B	$6.80	19.89

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MNST or PEP?

72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MNST or PEP more profitable?

Monster Beverage has a net margin of 20.27% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 10.24%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.28% beat Monster Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monster Beverage	20.27%	27.46%	20.66%
PepsiCo	10.24%	58.28%	11.02%

Does the media refer more to MNST or PEP?

In the previous week, PepsiCo had 73 more articles in the media than Monster Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for PepsiCo and 24 mentions for Monster Beverage. Monster Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat PepsiCo's score of 1.10 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PepsiCo	71 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MNST or PEP?

Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MNST or PEP?

Monster Beverage presently has a consensus price target of $62.05, suggesting a potential downside of 2.35%. PepsiCo has a consensus price target of $159.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.11%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Monster Beverage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monster Beverage	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16

Summary

Monster Beverage beats PepsiCo on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.