Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Stock Price Target Raised at Piper Sandler

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) had its target price boosted by Piper Sandler from $50.50 to $53.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective (up from $48.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a report on Monday, October 26th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $103.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $95.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Sunday, August 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Monster Beverage from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Monster Beverage presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.05.

Monster Beverage Stock Performance

NASDAQ MNST traded down $2.11 on Friday, hitting $45.72. 15,680,007 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,015,017. The business’s fifty day moving average is $44.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.30. Monster Beverage has a 12 month low of $34.26 and a 12 month high of $50.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.38, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.51.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.30. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 26.02% and a net margin of 23.08%. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.56 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Monster Beverage will post 1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Monster Beverage

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MNST. Wellington Grp LLC grew its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 5,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,000 after purchasing an additional 686 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 92.6% in the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 18,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $772,000 after buying an additional 8,916 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 27.1% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Advisors LLC now owns 251,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,474,000 after buying an additional 53,681 shares in the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc boosted its stake in Monster Beverage by 57.1% during the third quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 835,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,770,000 after buying an additional 303,680 shares during the period. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Monster Beverage by 30.6% during the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 3,315,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,998,000 after buying an additional 777,532 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

More Monster Beverage News

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

• Positive Sentiment: International demand drove growth: net sales rose 16.7% year over year to $2.56 billion, with sales outside the U.S. up 28.1% to $1.20 billion—47% of total sales. Adjusted EPS was $0.30, up from $0.28 a year earlier. Monster Beverage Reports 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $52 from $50 and Piper Sandler lifted its target to $53 from $50.50; both maintained “overweight” ratings, signaling continued analyst optimism. Wells Fargo price-target update Piper Sandler price-target update
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the revenue beat, adjusted earnings matched consensus, and reports cited rising cost pressures and margin weakness. The market’s focus on profitability appears to have outweighed sales growth, with shares falling after the results. Monster Beverage shares slip after Q3 results as margin pressure offsets sales growth

Monster Beverage Company Profile

Monster Beverage Corporation develops, markets and sells energy drinks and other beverages. Its portfolio includes Monster Energy, Reign, NOS and Full Throttle, along with products in categories such as sports drinks, juices and alcoholic beverages.

The company traces its roots to Hansen’s, a beverage business established in the 1930s. It introduced the Monster Energy brand in 2002 and adopted the Monster Beverage name in 2012.

Based in Corona, California, Monster sells its products in the United States and internationally.