Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Monster Beverage Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:MNST)

Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Monster Beverage in a report released on Friday, May 3rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Monster Beverage’s current full-year earnings is $1.79 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Monster Beverage’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.90 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 20.74% and a net margin of 22.83%. Monster Beverage’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.38 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $65.00 to $63.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $66.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 29th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $61.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. Redburn Atlantic started coverage on Monster Beverage in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, HSBC reduced their price objective on Monster Beverage from $72.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Monster Beverage currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.32.

Monster Beverage Stock Performance

MNST opened at $54.67 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $56.78 and its 200-day moving average is $55.92. Monster Beverage has a one year low of $47.13 and a one year high of $61.22. The company has a market capitalization of $56.95 billion, a PE ratio of 34.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.74.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Mark J. Hall sold 659,000 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.55, for a total transaction of $38,584,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 777,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,542,532. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 9.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monster Beverage

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MNST. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 19,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,017,000 after purchasing an additional 1,482 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Monster Beverage by 112.2% during the third quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 195,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,339,000 after buying an additional 103,271 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Monster Beverage in the fourth quarter worth about $7,340,000. Defender Capital LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 30.2% during the 4th quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 371,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,378,000 after acquiring an additional 86,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 10,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $590,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

Monster Beverage Company Profile

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.