Monster Beverage Corporation $MNST Shares Bought by MGO One Seven LLC

MGO One Seven LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST – Free Report) by 102.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,106 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,216 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC’s holdings in Monster Beverage were worth $1,253,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aprio Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Monster Beverage by 99.5% in the third quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 4,625 shares during the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 83.2% during the 3rd quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 13,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $563,000 after buying an additional 6,137 shares during the last quarter. Left Brain Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 97.8% during the 3rd quarter. Left Brain Wealth Management LLC now owns 101,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,240,000 after buying an additional 50,363 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming grew its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 60.2% during the 3rd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,789 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after acquiring an additional 1,048 shares during the period. Finally, Petros Family Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 96.7% during the 3rd quarter. Petros Family Wealth LLC now owns 8,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 3,993 shares during the period. 72.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Monster Beverage Stock Down 1.9%

Monster Beverage stock opened at $47.83 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.27. Monster Beverage Corporation has a twelve month low of $32.94 and a twelve month high of $50.17. The company has a market capitalization of $93.70 billion, a PE ratio of 44.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.51.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 26.02% and a net margin of 23.08%. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.49 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.56 EPS. Monster Beverage’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on MNST shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $52.00 to $52.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $49.50 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Evercore reduced their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $95.00 to $52.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $106.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $50.50 price target on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Monday, October 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.86.

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About Monster Beverage

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Monster Beverage Corporation is a global beverage company focused primarily on the development, marketing, sale and distribution of energy drinks. Its portfolio includes the flagship Monster Energy brand, along with products marketed under brands such as NOS, Full Throttle, Reign, Burn and Mother. The company offers a range of energy drinks in different flavors and formulations, including products positioned for performance, fitness and everyday consumption.

The company traces its origins to Hansen Natural Corporation, which was founded in 1935 and changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in 2012 as the Monster Energy brand became increasingly central to its business.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST)

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