Roth Capital Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Monster Beverage in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.52. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on MNST. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Monster Beverage from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Monster Beverage from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Monster Beverage from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.83.

Monster Beverage Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MNST opened at $55.09 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $50.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $51.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 3.13 and a quick ratio of 2.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.31, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.71. Monster Beverage has a one year low of $43.32 and a one year high of $61.21.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.02). Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 23.31% and a net margin of 21.66%. The company had revenue of $1.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MNST. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ purchased a new position in shares of Monster Beverage during the fourth quarter valued at about $12,383,000. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Monster Beverage by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $700,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its holdings in shares of Monster Beverage by 50.3% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 43,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,278,000 after acquiring an additional 14,510 shares during the period. Cim LLC raised its position in shares of Monster Beverage by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Cim LLC now owns 306,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,091,000 after acquiring an additional 1,983 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Monster Beverage in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. 72.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Emelie Tirre sold 91,316 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.38, for a total transaction of $5,057,080.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 76,201 shares in the company, valued at $4,220,011.38. This represents a 54.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Guy Carling sold 47,000 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.02, for a total transaction of $2,585,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 21,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,210,054.86. This trade represents a 68.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 186,316 shares of company stock valued at $10,277,740 over the last ninety days. 7.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Monster Beverage

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.