Monster Beverage (MNST) to Post Earnings on Thursday

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) is expected to be posting its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 6th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.5810 per share and revenue of $2.4289 billion for the quarter. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.16 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 26.86% and a net margin of 23.11%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Monster Beverage to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Monster Beverage Trading Up 0.7%

MNST opened at $94.18 on Wednesday. Monster Beverage has a 1-year low of $58.54 and a 1-year high of $100.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.11 billion, a PE ratio of 45.50, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $94.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.49.

Monster Beverage shares are scheduled to split before the market opens on Tuesday, August 11th. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, July 8th. The newly issued shares will be payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, August 10th.

Monster Beverage announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, May 15th that authorizes the company to buyback $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 0.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MNST has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $103.00 price objective on shares of Monster Beverage and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Monster Beverage from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $94.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Monster Beverage from $88.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Monster Beverage from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Monster Beverage from $84.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.65.

Insider Buying and Selling at Monster Beverage

In other news, Director Mark J. Hall sold 54,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.81, for a total value of $4,633,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 299,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,678,299.26. This represents a 15.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Emelie Tirre sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.74, for a total value of $857,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 71,763 shares in the company, valued at $6,152,959.62. This represents a 12.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 178,700 shares of company stock worth $15,457,562 over the last quarter. 8.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Monster Beverage

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MNST. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Monster Beverage by 1,338.7% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 446 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Monster Beverage in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Monster Beverage in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Miller Capital Partners Inc. bought a new position in Monster Beverage during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new position in Monster Beverage during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Institutional investors own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

Monster Beverage Company Profile

Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) is an American beverage company best known for its Monster Energy brand of energy drinks. The company’s product portfolio centers on carbonated energy beverages and a range of complementary ready-to-drink offerings, including energy coffees, hydration beverages and other flavored functional drinks. Monster markets multiple sub-brands and flavor variants to address different consumer segments and consumption occasions.

Originally organized around the Hansen’s Natural line of juices and sodas, the company pivoted toward the energy drink category and formally adopted the Monster Beverage name in the early 2010s to reflect its strategic focus.