Monster Beverage Corp [NASDAQ: MNST] loss -0.79% or -0.5 points to close at $63.04 with a heavy trading volume of 5051586 shares.
The daily chart for MNST points out that the company has recorded 19.96% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 6.02M shares, MNST reached to a volume of 5051586 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Monster Beverage Corp [MNST]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MNST shares is $64.05 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MNST stock is a recommendation set at 2.15. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wells Fargo have made an estimate for Monster Beverage Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on June 13, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman raised their target price from $67 to $72. The new note on the price target was released on June 13, 2025, representing the official price target for Monster Beverage Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $72, while Stifel analysts kept a Buy rating on MNST stock. On June 12, 2025, analysts increased their price target for MNST shares from 65 to 70.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 9.43, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.95. Price to Free Cash Flow for MNST in the course of the last twelve months was 34.21 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.78.
Trading performance analysis for MNST stock
Monster Beverage Corp [MNST] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.35. With this latest performance, MNST shares dropped by -1.24% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 19.96% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 19.94% in the past year of trading.
Monster Beverage Corp [MNST]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Monster Beverage Corp [MNST] shares currently have an operating margin of 28.04% and a Gross Margin at 54.64%. Monster Beverage Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 20.27%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 16.48%, with Return on Assets sitting at 16.48%.
Monster Beverage Corp [MNST]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MNST. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Monster Beverage Corp go to 11.71%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Monster Beverage Corp [MNST]
The top three institutional holders of MNST stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 65.65 million shares, which is approximately 6.3786%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 52.45 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.62 billion in MNST stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.14 billion in MNST stock with ownership which is approximately 4.1711%.
