Monster Beverage (MNST) Competitors $59.52 -0.60 (-1.00%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.54 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 07:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MNST vs. PEP, COKE, FIZZ, KO, KOF, CCEP, FMX, PRMB, CELH, and ZVIAShould you be buying Monster Beverage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monster Beverage include PepsiCo (PEP), Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE), National Beverage (FIZZ), Coca-Cola (KO), Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX), Primo Brands (PRMB), Celsius (CELH), and Zevia PBC (ZVIA). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector. Monster Beverage vs. PepsiCo Coca-Cola Consolidated National Beverage Coca-Cola Coca-Cola FEMSA Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Fomento Económico Mexicano Primo Brands Celsius Zevia PBC PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) and Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, PEP or MNST? PepsiCo has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PEP or MNST? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPepsiCo$91.52B2.00$9.58B$6.8019.64Monster Beverage$7.49B7.73$1.63B$1.4939.95 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PEP or MNST? 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PepsiCo 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 stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor PEP or MNST? In the previous week, PepsiCo had 56 more articles in the media than Monster Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for PepsiCo and 29 mentions for Monster Beverage. Monster Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat PepsiCo's score of 0.24 indicating that Monster Beverage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PepsiCo 30 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Monster Beverage 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEP or MNST? PepsiCo received 157 more outperform votes than Monster Beverage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.39% of users gave Monster Beverage an outperform vote while only 67.19% of users gave PepsiCo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPepsiCoOutperform Votes112067.19% Underperform Votes54732.81% Monster BeverageOutperform Votes96371.39% Underperform Votes38628.61% Is PEP or MNST more profitable? Monster Beverage has a net margin of 21.66% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 10.43%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 58.87% beat Monster Beverage's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PepsiCo10.43% 58.87% 11.28% Monster Beverage 21.66%23.31%18.48% Do analysts recommend PEP or MNST? PepsiCo currently has a consensus price target of $160.69, suggesting a potential upside of 20.32%. Monster Beverage has a consensus price target of $58.39, suggesting a potential downside of 1.90%. Given PepsiCo's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PepsiCo is more favorable than Monster Beverage.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PepsiCo 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Monster Beverage 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 SummaryMonster Beverage beats PepsiCo on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Monster Beverage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MNST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MNST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMonster BeverageBottled & canned soft drinks IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$57.92B$29.28B$17.29B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A0.94%2.92%4.23%P/E Ratio38.1525.5915.5018.54Price / Sales7.732.524.10103.30Price / Cash31.1523.7116.3934.62Price / Book7.529.016.284.25Net Income$1.63B$878.33M$731.54M$248.18M7 Day Performance1.59%-2.29%0.82%1.25%1 Month Performance0.81%3.03%0.01%3.76%1 Year Performance11.17%27.05%-1.82%5.28% Monster Beverage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MNSTMonster Beverage3.1009 of 5 stars$59.52-1.0%$58.39-1.9%+12.5%$57.92B$7.49B38.154,090Positive NewsPEPPepsiCo4.3762 of 5 stars$133.83+0.3%$160.69+20.1%-22.9%$183.49B$91.85B19.25315,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCOKECoca-Cola Consolidated0.701 of 5 stars$1,352.85-1.2%N/A+64.1%$11.78B$6.90B19.3517,000Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageFIZZNational Beverage1.1655 of 5 stars$43.48-0.1%$41.00-5.7%-0.2%$4.07B$1.19B21.871,580Positive NewsKOCoca-Cola4.0622 of 5 stars$71.87-0.1%$75.06+4.4%+17.5%$308.82B$47.06B29.0582,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKOFCoca-Cola FEMSA3.5802 of 5 stars$96.31-1.4%$104.75+8.8%-4.8%$161.50B$279.79B16.3183,800Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners1.6912 of 5 stars$88.03+0.2%$87.13-1.0%+26.0%$40.61B$20.44B18.1327,600Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsFMXFomento Económico Mexicano0.9863 of 5 stars$106.400.0%$103.95-2.3%-10.6%$38.03B$781.59B27.25320,800Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑PRMBPrimo Brands3.7566 of 5 stars$31.94-1.8%$41.50+29.9%N/A$12.17B$5.15B39.709,230Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsCELHCelsius3.6412 of 5 stars$35.96-2.1%$46.47+29.2%-50.9%$9.28B$1.36B81.80220Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionZVIAZevia PBC2.0787 of 5 stars$2.30+1.5%$2.58+12.6%+162.5%$168.34M$155.05M-6.03130Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PEP Alternatives COKE Alternatives FIZZ Alternatives KO Alternatives KOF Alternatives CCEP Alternatives FMX Alternatives PRMB Alternatives CELH Alternatives ZVIA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MNST) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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