Q2 EPS Estimate for Monster Beverage Boosted by Analyst

Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Monster Beverage in a report released on Tuesday, May 13th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.49. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating on the stock. 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 $0.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Monster Beverage from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Monster Beverage from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Monster Beverage from $57.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Monster Beverage from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.50.

Monster Beverage Stock Performance

Monster Beverage stock opened at $62.86 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $61.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.49 and a 200-day moving average of $54.25. Monster Beverage has a 52 week low of $43.32 and a 52 week high of $62.92.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.97 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 23.31% and a net margin of 21.66%. The business’s revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Emelie Tirre sold 91,316 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.38, for a total transaction of $5,057,080.08. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 76,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,220,011.38. The trade was a 54.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Guy Carling sold 47,000 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.02, for a total value of $2,585,940.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 21,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,210,054.86. The trade was a 68.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 208,316 shares of company stock valued at $11,484,440 over the last three months. Company insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Monster Beverage during the fourth quarter worth about $1,214,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in Monster Beverage by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 154,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,101,000 after purchasing an additional 7,780 shares in the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position in Monster Beverage in the 4th quarter worth about $423,000. SYM FINANCIAL Corp purchased a new position in Monster Beverage in the 4th quarter worth about $557,000. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Monster Beverage by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,262,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,340,000 after purchasing an additional 77,278 shares in the last quarter. 72.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.