Rep. Josh Gottheimer Purchases Shares of Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST)

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently bought shares of Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST). In a filing disclosed on March 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Monster Beverage stock on February 2nd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Infineon Technologies (OTCMKTS:IFNNY) on 2/27/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on 2/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) on 2/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) on 2/20/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) on 2/18/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 2/18/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 2/5/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cummins (NYSE:CMI) on 2/5/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) on 2/5/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) on 2/4/2026.

Monster Beverage Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MNST opened at $71.83 on Monday. Monster Beverage Corporation has a 1 year low of $54.73 and a 1 year high of $87.38. The firm has a market cap of $70.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.03, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $79.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.30.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.02. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 27.38% and a net margin of 22.97%.The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 1.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on MNST. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $94.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Monster Beverage from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Monster Beverage from $82.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monster Beverage

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MNST. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Monster Beverage by 222.4% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 50,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,385,000 after acquiring an additional 34,697 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC boosted its holdings in Monster Beverage by 76.4% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 108,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,823,000 after purchasing an additional 47,165 shares in the last quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Monster Beverage by 449.4% in the second quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 21,974 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,376,000 after purchasing an additional 17,974 shares in the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Monster Beverage by 87.8% during the third quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,163,000 after buying an additional 15,029 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. acquired a new position in Monster Beverage during the third quarter worth $59,170,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

Monster Beverage Company Profile

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.