Monster Beverage (MNST) Competitors $57.08 -2.57 (-4.31%) Closing price 04/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.55 -0.53 (-0.93%) As of 04/4/2025 07:56 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate PEP or MNST? PepsiCo presently has a consensus target price of $169.88, indicating a potential upside of 15.87%. Monster Beverage has a consensus target price of $56.11, indicating a potential downside of 1.70%. Given PepsiCo's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 12 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26Monster Beverage 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 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 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. 0.2% of PepsiCo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Monster Beverage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEP or MNST? PepsiCo received 158 more outperform votes than Monster Beverage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Monster Beverage an outperform vote while only 67.43% of users gave PepsiCo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPepsiCoOutperform Votes111867.43% Underperform Votes54032.57% Monster BeverageOutperform Votes96071.43% Underperform Votes38428.57% Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$91.85B2.19$9.58B$6.9521.09Monster Beverage$7.49B7.41$1.63B$1.4938.31 Does the media prefer PEP or MNST? In the previous week, PepsiCo had 45 more articles in the media than Monster Beverage. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for PepsiCo and 31 mentions for Monster Beverage. Monster Beverage's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat PepsiCo's score of 1.07 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 57 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Monster Beverage 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PEP or MNST? PepsiCo has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMonster Beverage beats PepsiCo on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$55.55B$28.52B$16.41B$7.12BDividend YieldN/A0.91%2.87%4.06%P/E Ratio36.5925.7815.4517.50Price / Sales7.412.313.2985.42Price / Cash31.1523.7116.4534.64Price / Book7.228.986.513.79Net Income$1.63B$878.33M$727.22M$247.48M7 Day Performance-1.35%-1.13%-4.52%-6.76%1 Month Performance3.13%2.12%-6.44%-11.50%1 Year Performance2.11%14.82%-4.20%-7.79% Monster Beverage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MNSTMonster Beverage3.2147 of 5 stars$57.08-4.3%$56.11-1.7%+2.4%$55.55B$7.49B36.594,090Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPEPPepsiCo4.5516 of 5 stars$150.59+0.9%$169.88+12.8%-13.6%$206.86B$91.85B21.70315,000Positive NewsCOKECoca-Cola Consolidated0.673 of 5 stars$1,352.04+1.6%N/A+59.4%$11.83B$6.90B19.4217,000Gap DownFIZZNational Beverage0.6301 of 5 stars$41.69-0.5%$41.00-1.7%-13.2%$3.92B$1.19B21.061,580News CoverageKOCoca-Cola3.9561 of 5 stars$71.67+1.9%$74.24+3.6%+17.8%$309.36B$47.06B29.1082,500Positive NewsKOFCoca-Cola FEMSA3.8684 of 5 stars$91.57-0.8%$104.00+13.6%-3.1%$153.61B$279.79B15.5283,800Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageCCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners2.1222 of 5 stars$87.15+1.0%$87.00-0.2%+22.1%$40.17B$20.44B17.9327,600News CoverageFMXFomento Económico Mexicano1.4175 of 5 stars$97.83-2.3%$103.95+6.3%-24.7%$34.95B$781.59B25.04320,800Positive NewsGap DownPRMBPrimo Brands3.5995 of 5 stars$35.52+0.6%$41.40+16.6%N/A$13.57B$5.15B41.516,400Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCELHCelsius4.1423 of 5 stars$35.92+6.7%$45.00+25.3%-55.3%$8.49B$1.36B82.07220Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownZVIAZevia PBC1.2232 of 5 stars$2.14+2.9%$2.58+20.7%+96.7%$157.68M$155.05M-5.64130Gap Down Remove Ads 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 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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