Wells Fargo & Company Increases Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) Price Target to $94.00

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) had its target price increased by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company from $86.00 to $94.00 in a research note issued on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 10.20% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on MNST. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Monster Beverage from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Monster Beverage from $75.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Monster Beverage from $83.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Monster Beverage from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.90.

Monster Beverage Trading Down 1.6%

NASDAQ:MNST opened at $85.30 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $80.11 and its 200 day moving average is $72.47. Monster Beverage has a 12 month low of $53.90 and a 12 month high of $87.38. The company has a market capitalization of $83.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.45.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.02. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 22.97% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. Monster Beverage’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that Monster Beverage will post 1.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monster Beverage

In other Monster Beverage news, Director Rodney C. Sacks sold 206,543 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.58, for a total value of $15,197,433.94. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Emelie Tirre sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.31, for a total transaction of $2,199,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 63,939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,687,368.09. This represents a 31.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MNST. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Monster Beverage by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,980,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,212,080,000 after acquiring an additional 497,108 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 38,021,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,915,120,000 after purchasing an additional 302,557 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P increased its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 1.5% during the second quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 26,450,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,656,847,000 after purchasing an additional 385,692 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 19,625,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,509,369,000 after purchasing an additional 330,766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,675,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $785,885,000 after purchasing an additional 692,192 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

Key Monster Beverage News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and underlying momentum — MNST reported $0.51 EPS vs. $0.49 expected and $2.10B revenue vs. $2.04B expected; revenue rose ~17.6% YoY and margins expanded, driven by core energy‑drink strength and international growth. This is the primary catalyst supporting the stock. Zacks: Q4 Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Multiple firms raised targets (examples: Jefferies and Citi to $100, Deutsche Bank/Wells Fargo/Piper Sandler to ~$94, Stifel/UBS raised targets into the low‑$90s), signaling buy/overweight views that support further upside. Representative coverage of these moves is available. TickerReport: Analyst Moves
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call and disclosures — Transcripts and highlights detail international expansion, segment trends and management commentary that investors will review for sustainability of growth; these items clarify future guidance but are information‑driven rather than immediate catalysts. Earnings Call Transcript Yahoo: Call Highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and mixed analyst views cap near‑term gains — MNST trades at a high P/E (around 48x) and some large brokers maintain neutral/hold ratings or offer targets implying limited upside (JPMorgan’s target is lower than the current price), which can pressure the stock after a run. See current market summary for valuation context. MarketBeat: Stock Summary
• Negative Sentiment: High trading volume suggests profit‑taking — Volume has run above average on the news day, consistent with short‑term traders and some shareholders locking gains after the stock’s recent run toward its 12‑month high.

About Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) is an American beverage company best known for its Monster Energy brand of energy drinks. The company’s product portfolio centers on carbonated energy beverages and a range of complementary ready-to-drink offerings, including energy coffees, hydration beverages and other flavored functional drinks. Monster markets multiple sub-brands and flavor variants to address different consumer segments and consumption occasions.

Originally organized around the Hansen’s Natural line of juices and sodas, the company pivoted toward the energy drink category and formally adopted the Monster Beverage name in the early 2010s to reflect its strategic focus.