Calamos Advisors LLC Acquires 183,281 Shares of Monster Beverage Corporation $MNST

Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) by 104.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 359,293 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 183,281 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Monster Beverage were worth $14,954,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alamar Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Monster Beverage by 92.7% during the third quarter. Alamar Capital Management LLC now owns 19,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after purchasing an additional 9,178 shares during the last quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd boosted its holdings in Monster Beverage by 266.3% during the third quarter. Alta Advisers Ltd now owns 10,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 7,295 shares in the last quarter. Syverson Strege & Co boosted its holdings in Monster Beverage by 132.6% during the third quarter. Syverson Strege & Co now owns 5,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,000 after buying an additional 3,181 shares in the last quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc grew its position in Monster Beverage by 100.0% in the third quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 16,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,000 after buying an additional 8,340 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Monster Beverage by 100.0% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 964 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

Monster Beverage Price Performance

Monster Beverage stock opened at $45.72 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.30. The company has a market cap of $89.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.51. Monster Beverage Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $34.26 and a fifty-two week high of $50.17.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.49 billion. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 22.66% and a return on equity of 25.75%. The firm’s revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.56 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 1.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MNST. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $98.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Zacks Research raised Monster Beverage from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $52.00 target price on Monster Beverage in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $48.50 target price (down from $97.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Monster Beverage from $103.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Monster Beverage currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.05.

Key Stories Impacting Monster Beverage

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 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.