NASDAQ: MNST

Monster Beverage (MNST) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$48.75+1.57 (+3.3%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Monster Beverage shares have climbed this week on anticipation ahead of Q3 2026 results, with coverage noting resilient energy drink demand, effective pricing actions, and continued international expansion as themes supporting the setup into the print. Morningstar highlighted the company's category leadership and its strategy of driving growth through innovation and limited-time offerings, while comparisons with Coca-Cola and Dutch Bros framed Monster's distribution partnership and margin profile. The stock also drew attention for outperforming peers during a broader market decline.

MNST closed at $48.75, up 3.3%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $44.73 and 200-day average of $43.21, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 47.5, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 7.3 over five days. Price sits 17.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $41.61.

Monster Beverage reports Q3 2026 earnings on 5 November after market close, with CEO Hilton Schlosberg hosting the call; the prior quarter saw a 0.6 EPS actual against a 0.59 estimate paired with a -4.3% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of its last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 4.5%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 2% return over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus across 17 firms shows 10 buy and 7 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $49.93.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Monster Beverage price vs fair value

$48.75$41.61Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $48.75200-day averageGekko Fair Value $41.61

Monster Beverage quick facts

Market cap
$95.50B
P/E ratio
44.5
Forward P/E
36.2
EPS, TTM
$1.08
Revenue, TTM
$9.22B
Profit margin
23.1%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.51
Volume
11.45M avg 9.16M
1-year return
+46.6%
Typical daily move
±2.3%
Typical 20-day move
±4.6%
50-day average
$44.73
200-day average
$43.21
Next earnings
Nov 5 after close
Shares outstanding
1.96B
52-week range
$32.94$50.17

Monster Beverage swing-trade checklist

Monster Beverage scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $48.75 is above the 50-day ($44.73) and 200-day ($43.21) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    47.5, Neutral

    Reading 47.5 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    17.2% above

    Price is 17.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports today

    Reports on Nov 5, 2026, today — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +2.0% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

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Monster Beverage stock chart and price history

Monster Beverage closed at $48.75 on Nov 4, 2026, +46.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $32.94 to $50.17.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Monster Beverage share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$30$35$40$45DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct48.75

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+12.7%
3 months
+3.5%
6 months
+26.3%
1 year
+46.6%
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About Monster Beverage

Monster Beverage makes, markets and distributes energy drinks and related beverages, a category it is most closely associated with through its wide-ranging Monster line of carbonated and non-carbonated drinks. Beyond the flagship energy cans, the company's catalog stretches into iced teas, lemonades, juice blends, dairy and coffee drinks, sports drinks, still water and flavored sparkling sodas, sold under a large set of names that sit alongside the core Monster brand.

The business runs across three divisions, Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, and an Other segment. Products reach the market through bottlers and full-service beverage distributors, and through direct sales to grocery and specialty stores, wholesalers, club and mass retailers, convenience stores, pharmacies, foodservice accounts, value retailers, online sellers and military outlets. It also supplies concentrates and beverage bases to authorized bottling and canning partners.

Monster Beverage is headquartered in Corona, California, and traces its history to 1985, when it operated as Hansen Natural Corporation before adopting its current name in January 2012. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker MNST.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Beverages: non-alcoholic
Website
monsterbevcorp.com

Monster Beverage GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Monster Beverage’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 47.5, in the Neutral zone, down 7.3 points over five sessions.

010047.5Neutral

Down 7.3 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying157+0.4%+0.2%+2.5%+5.0%
Accumulation283+0.2%+0.7%+0.4%+5.9%
Neutral (current zone)671+0.4%+1.0%+2.0%+2.9%
Distribution166−0.1%−0.5%−1.1%−0.4%
Selling7Too few readings yet

Average MNST share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Monster Beverage stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Monster Beverage trades 17.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $41.61, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Monster Beverage shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$41.61

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

17.2% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 6.8% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$42$47Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Monster Beverage insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Monster Beverage, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for MNST in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in MNST were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Monster Beverage has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$8K
As a share of market cap
0.00%
Trailing four quarters
$221.0M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold MNST.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Monster Beverage earnings: next date and track record

Monster Beverage reports on Nov 5, 2026, after the close (today), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.5%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.8%Nov ’24+5.8%Feb ’25+0.7%May ’25+8.7%Aug ’25+2.7%Nov ’25−0.1%Feb ’26+11.8%May ’26−4.3%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Monster Beverage reported Q2 2026 net sales exceeding $2.5 billion for the first time in a single quarter, with double-digit sales growth across all geographic regions. The company gained market share in multiple global markets including the U.S. Monster brand. Energy drink category growth remained robust: U.S. up 7.1%, EMEA up 10.4%, APAC up 11.7%, and LATAM up 23.8% year-over-year on an FX-neutral basis.
Guidance
Management did not provide explicit forward-looking financial targets in this excerpt. However, leadership expressed confidence in the global energy drink category's continued growth, supported by expanding household penetration, diverse product innovation, and the Coca-Cola distribution partnership.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 6, 2026$0.60
est $0.59
+1.7%$2.54B
est $2.43B
+4.5%−4.3%
May 7, 2026$0.58
est $0.53
+10.1%$2.35B
est $2.16B
+8.9%+11.8%
Feb 26, 2026$0.51
est $0.48
+5.4%$2.13B
est $2.04B
+4.2%−0.1%
Nov 6, 2025$0.56
est $0.48
+17.0%$2.20B
est $2.11B
+4.2%+2.7%
Aug 7, 2025$0.52
est $0.48
+8.2%$2.11B
est $2.08B
+1.4%+8.7%
May 8, 2025$0.47
est $0.46
+2.4%$1.85B
est $1.98B
−6.2%+0.7%
Feb 27, 2025$0.38
est $0.40
−5.0%$1.81B
est $1.79B
+1.0%+5.8%
Nov 8, 2024$0.20
est $0.22
−7.0%$1.88B
est $1.91B
−1.3%+1.8%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Monster Beverage stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Monster Beverage is $49.93, +2.4% from the last close, from 17 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$49.93consensus 12-month target, +2.4% from the last close
Low $47High $57
Buy10
Hold7
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 17 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 3BernsteinHold, maintained$50+2.6%
Nov 3RBC CapitalBuy, maintained$50+2.6%
Oct 29J.P. MorganHold, maintained$49+0.5%
Oct 26J.P. MorganHold, reiterated$49+0.5%
Oct 26Wells FargoBuy, reiterated$50+2.6%
+2.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+2.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Monster Beverage seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Monster Beverage averaged +2.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−4.6%2021+4.3%2022−3.3%2023+0.2%2024+10.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+3.1%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.0%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.1%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+2.0%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.7%3 of 5

For scale, MNST’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.

Monster Beverage market cap and key statistics

Monster Beverage’s market cap is $95.50B, with a P/E ratio of 44.5 and revenue of $9.22B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$95.50B
P/E ratio
44.5
Forward P/E
36.2
EPS, TTM
$1.08
Gekko Fair Value
$41.61

Trading

Volume
11.45M
Avg volume, 20 days
9.16M
52-week high
$50.17
52-week low
$32.94
Shares outstanding
1.96B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$9.22B
Profit margin
23.1%
Return on equity
25.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+18.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.51
Typical daily move
±2.3%
Typical 20-day move
±4.6%

Monster Beverage peers

Monster Beverage’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
KOCoca-Cola−0.5%Neutral7.5% above
CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners+0.3%Neutral6.3% above
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper+2.7%Neutral9.9% below
COKECoca-Cola Consolidated−3.5%Neutral16.8% above
CELHCelsius+0.3%Neutral9.1% below
PRMBPrimo Brands−0.9%Neutral37.7% below

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Monster Beverage stock FAQ

What is Monster Beverage’s market cap?

Monster Beverage’s market cap is $95.50B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $48.75, with 1.96B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 44.5.

What is the Monster Beverage stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Monster Beverage is $49.93, +2.4% from the last close. Of the 17 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Monster Beverage stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Monster Beverage is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $48.75 is 17.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $41.61. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Monster Beverage report earnings next?

Monster Beverage is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, after the market closes (today). Analysts expect earnings of $0.30 per share on revenue of $2.49B. Monster Beverage beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.5% on average across the report.

What is Monster Beverage’s 52-week high and low?

Monster Beverage’s 52-week high is $50.17 and its 52-week low is $32.94; it closed at $48.75 on Nov 4, 2026, +46.6% over the past year.

Is Monster Beverage stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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