Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Shares Break Above 200 Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $43.49 and traded as high as $44.18. Monster Beverage shares last traded at $42.67, with a volume of 9,717,614 shares changing hands.

More Monster Beverage News

Here are the key news stories impacting Monster Beverage this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Monster Beverage continues to benefit from sales growth and its dominant global position in the energy-drink market. Its strong margins and long-term track record remain supportive factors for investors. Monster Beverage stock falls 2.82 percent despite sales growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was listed at zero shares, implying no measurable days-to-cover. However, the figure may reflect a data-reporting issue rather than a meaningful change in investor positioning.
• Neutral Sentiment: Monster Beverage has substantially outperformed Coca-Cola over the past decade, but Coca-Cola has recently delivered stronger gains as its sales growth has improved. This raises questions about whether Monster can repeat its historical outperformance. Monster Beverage versus Coca-Cola investment comparison
• Negative Sentiment: Investors purchased 5,877 put options, roughly 105% above average daily put volume. The unusual activity points to increased downside protection or bearish speculation around MNST.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent commentary cautions investors against buying Monster at any price, reflecting concern that its valuation—around 40 times earnings—may already price in substantial future growth. Monster Beverage stock valuation analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that the stock fell ahead of and during the latest session indicate that selling pressure is outweighing the company’s positive sales-growth narrative.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MNST has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $48.50 to $52.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $48.50 price target (down from $97.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $52.00 to $52.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $51.50 target price on shares of Monster Beverage and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Monster Beverage currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $50.33.

Monster Beverage Stock Up 1.0%

The stock has a market capitalization of $84.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.92, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.49.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.43 billion. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 23.08% and a return on equity of 26.02%. Monster Beverage’s revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.26 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in Monster Beverage by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 197,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,173,000 after acquiring an additional 12,050 shares during the last quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 70.7% during the 1st quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 85,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,218,000 after acquiring an additional 35,528 shares during the last quarter. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new stake in shares of Monster Beverage during the 4th quarter valued at about $134,431,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Monster Beverage during the fourth quarter worth about $691,104,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc grew its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 114.4% during the fourth quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 29,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,243,000 after purchasing an additional 15,612 shares in the last quarter. 72.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Monster Beverage Company Profile

Monster Beverage Corporation is a beverage company headquartered in Corona, California. It develops, markets and distributes energy drinks and other alternative beverages through a portfolio of brands that includes Monster Energy, Reign, NOS, Full Throttle, Burn and Bang Energy.

The company offers energy drinks in a variety of flavors and formulations, including products positioned for performance, fitness and everyday use. Monster also participates in the alcoholic beverage category through products marketed under the Monster Brewing Company name, including flavored malt beverages and beers.

Monster Beverage traces its roots to Hansen’s, a juice and natural beverage business founded in the 1930s.