Monster Beverage (MNST) Competitors

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

Is CELH or MNST more profitable?

Monster Beverage has a net margin of 20.54% compared to Celsius' net margin of 7.91%. Celsius' return on equity of 36.88% beat Monster Beverage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	7.91%	36.88%	10.24%
Monster Beverage	20.54%	27.46%	21.35%

Does the media favor CELH or MNST?

In the previous week, Celsius had 25 more articles in the media than Monster Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Celsius and 61 mentions for Monster Beverage. Monster Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Celsius' score of 0.87 indicating that Monster Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celsius	34 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Monster Beverage	31 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CELH or MNST?

61.0% of Celsius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Celsius shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Monster Beverage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CELH or MNST?

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
Celsius	$1.36B	10.41	$145.07M	$0.37	147.89
Monster Beverage	$7.66B	8.15	$1.51B	$1.61	39.77

Which has more volatility and risk, CELH or MNST?

Celsius has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CELH or MNST?

Celsius currently has a consensus target price of $52.28, suggesting a potential downside of 4.46%. Monster Beverage has a consensus target price of $64.90, suggesting a potential upside of 1.37%. Given Monster Beverage's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Monster Beverage is more favorable than Celsius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Monster Beverage	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

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