Roth Capital Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Monster Beverage in a report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.52. 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 $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.80 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 23.31% and a net margin of 21.66%.

MNST has been the subject of several other reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. BNP Paribas decreased their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $55.83.

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Monster Beverage Trading Up 2.0 %

MNST stock traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $56.21. The stock had a trading volume of 4,360,859 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,662,170. The firm has a market cap of $54.70 billion, a PE ratio of 36.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 3.13 and a quick ratio of 2.51. Monster Beverage has a 12-month low of $43.32 and a 12-month high of $61.21. The company's 50-day moving average price is $50.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $51.79.

Insider Activity at Monster Beverage

In other Monster Beverage news, insider Emelie Tirre sold 91,316 shares of the business'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 owns 76,201 shares in the company, valued at $4,220,011.38. The trade was a 54.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Guy Carling sold 47,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.02, for a total transaction of $2,585,940.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 21,993 shares in the company, valued at $1,210,054.86. This represents a 68.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 186,316 shares of company stock worth $10,277,740. 7.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Monster Beverage

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. lifted its holdings in Monster Beverage by 62.5% in the 4th quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 528 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 13,578 shares of the company's stock worth $714,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 6,991 shares of the company's stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 11,838 shares of the company's stock worth $622,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Level Four Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,996 shares of the company's stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.36% 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.