Roth Capital Has Positive Forecast for MNST Q3 Earnings

Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) – Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Monster Beverage in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.47. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $60.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Monster Beverage’s current full-year earnings is $1.62 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Monster Beverage’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on MNST. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn cut shares of Monster Beverage from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $68.00 price objective on shares of Monster Beverage and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Monster Beverage from $64.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.10.

Monster Beverage Stock Up 0.7%

MNST stock opened at $64.64 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $63.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.55. Monster Beverage has a 12 month low of $45.70 and a 12 month high of $66.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $61.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.52.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 20.54% and a return on equity of 27.46%. The company had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Monster Beverage

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MNST. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Monster Beverage in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new stake in Monster Beverage in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in Monster Beverage in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Monster Beverage by 647.3% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 553 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Webster Bank N. A. bought a new position in Monster Beverage during the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. 72.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Monster Beverage news, Director Mark Vidergauz sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.73, for a total value of $637,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 51,191 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,262,402.43. The trade was a 16.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Thomas J. Kelly sold 27,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.40, for a total value of $1,711,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 69,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,391,908.20. This represents a 28.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 8.30% 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.