Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $92.77, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Counterparty: TCCC distribution network; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Monster Beverage develops, markets, and sells energy drinks under the Monster Energy brand family, Strategic Brands (NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, etc.), and craft beers/FMBs through Alcohol Brands. Substantially all US and international distribution has transitioned to Coca-Cola... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $92.77, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Counterparty: TCCC distribution network; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Monster Beverage Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Stifel Maintains Buy Rating on Monster Beverage (MNST) - Insider Monkey — Insider Monkey positive
- NEWS Stifel Maintains Buy Rating on Monster Beverage (MNST) - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Is MNST Overvalued? DCF Says Worth $42 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Monster Beverage Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Monster Beverage Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day - MarketWatch — MarketWatch positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHcounterpartyTCCC distribution network10-K Item 1: 'All distribution territories in the United States, and substantially all distribution territories internationally have been transitioned to TCCC network bottlers/distributors.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $92.77, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Counterparty: TCCC distribution network; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $91.22 (-1.7%), stop $89.19 (−4.0%), A.R:R -1.6:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $91.22 (-1.7% upside). Target $91.22 (-1.7%), stop $89.19 (−4.0%), A.R:R -1.6:1. Stop-loss: $89.19.
Concentration risk — Counterparty: TCCC distribution network; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.3% away).
Monster Beverage Corporation trades at a P/E of 44.8 (forward 35.9). TrendMatrix value score: 2.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
32 analysts cover MNST with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $90.
What does Monster Beverage Corporation do?Monster Beverage develops, markets, and sells energy drinks under the Monster Energy brand family, Strategic Brands...
Monster Beverage develops, markets, and sells energy drinks under the Monster Energy brand family, Strategic Brands (NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, etc.), and craft beers/FMBs through Alcohol Brands. Substantially all US and international distribution has transitioned to Coca-Cola (TCCC) network bottlers/distributors; TCCC owned approximately 20.9% of Monster common stock as of February 2026.