A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST):
- 8/7/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $104.00 to $105.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 8/7/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $95.00 to $105.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 8/5/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $97.00 price target on the stock.
- 7/23/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
- 7/20/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock, up from $73.00.
- 7/20/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “positive”.
- 7/20/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $98.00 price target on the stock, up from $94.00.
- 7/16/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $84.00 to $104.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
- 7/16/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $90.00 to $105.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 7/14/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $113.00 price target on the stock, up from $100.00.
- 7/8/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $88.00 to $97.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 7/8/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $90.00 to $95.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
- 7/8/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $97.00 to $105.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
- 6/18/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
- 6/12/2026 – Monster Beverage is now covered by Sanford C. Bernstein. They set a “market perform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock.
- 6/11/2026 – Monster Beverage is now covered by Sanford C. Bernstein. They set a “market perform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Guy Carling sold 19,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.90, for a total value of $1,727,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 21,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,987,346.70. This represents a 46.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 approximately $25,678,299.26. This represents a 15.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 178,700 shares of company stock worth $15,457,562 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.
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.
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