Roth Capital Expects Stronger Earnings for Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) – Roth Capital lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Monster Beverage in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.49. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Monster Beverage’s current full-year earnings is $1.62 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Monster Beverage’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.97 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 23.31% and a net margin of 21.66%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Citigroup increased their price target on Monster Beverage from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Monster Beverage from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Monster Beverage from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Monster Beverage from $60.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Monster Beverage has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.50.

Monster Beverage Price Performance

MNST stock opened at $62.33 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $60.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 3.13. Monster Beverage has a 1 year low of $43.32 and a 1 year high of $62.46. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monster Beverage

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $746,000 after acquiring an additional 1,508 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 18,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $971,000 after purchasing an additional 486 shares during the period. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 19.7% in the 4th quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $422,000 after buying an additional 1,322 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 448,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,584,000 after buying an additional 9,015 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Channel Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Channel Wealth LLC now owns 12,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 891 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monster Beverage news, Director Mark J. Hall sold 12,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.50, for a total transaction of $654,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 296,846 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,178,107. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Emelie Tirre sold 91,316 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.38, for a total value of $5,057,080.08. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 76,201 shares in the company, valued at $4,220,011.38. This trade represents a 54.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 208,316 shares of company stock worth $11,484,440. Insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

About Monster Beverage

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, Alcohol Brands, and Other.