Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST – Get Free Report) and Arcadia Biosciences (NASDAQ:RKDA – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Monster Beverage and Arcadia Biosciences”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Monster Beverage | $9.22 billion | 9.70 | $1.91 billion | $1.08 | 42.28 |
| Arcadia Biosciences | $4.86 million | 0.08 | -$2.34 million | ($4.56) | -0.03 |
Monster Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Arcadia Biosciences. Arcadia Biosciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monster Beverage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Monster Beverage and Arcadia Biosciences’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Monster Beverage | 23.08% | 26.02% | 21.21% |
| Arcadia Biosciences | -234.53% | -183.50% | -91.25% |
Volatility & Risk
Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcadia Biosciences has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Arcadia Biosciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Arcadia Biosciences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Monster Beverage and Arcadia Biosciences, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Monster Beverage | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2.71 |
| Arcadia Biosciences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Monster Beverage presently has a consensus target price of $71.86, indicating a potential upside of 57.39%. Given Monster Beverage’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Monster Beverage is more favorable than Arcadia Biosciences.
Summary
Monster Beverage beats Arcadia Biosciences on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. It offers carbonated non-carbonated energy drinks, ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, juice cocktails, single-serve juices and fruit beverages, ready-to-drink dairy and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and single-serve still waters, and sodas that are considered natural, sparkling juices, and flavored sparkling beverages. The company sells its products to full service beverage bottlers/distributors, retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, food service customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers, and the military; and concentrates and/or beverage bases to authorized bottling and canning operations. It provides its products under the Monster Energy, Monster Energy Ultra, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Nitro, Java Monster, Punch Monster, Juice Monster, Muscle Monster, Espresso Monster, Monster Tour Water, Fury, Monster MAXX, Caffe Monster, Monster Hydro, Monster HydroSport Super Fuel, Monster Dragon Tea, Reign Total Body Fuel, and Reign Inferno Thermogenic Fuel, Reign Storm, Bang Energy, NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, Nalu, Ultra Energy, Play and Power Play (stylized), Relentless, BPM, BU, Gladiator, Samurai, Live+, Predator, and Fury brands. The company was formerly known as Hansen Natural Corporation and changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in January 2012. Monster Beverage Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Corona, California.
About Arcadia Biosciences
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. produces and markets plant-based food and beverage products in the United States. The company develops crop improvements primarily in wheat to enhance farm economics by improving the performance of crops in the field, as well as their value as food ingredients. Its food, beverage, and body case products include GoodWheat, Zola coconut water, ProVault topical pain relief, and SoulSpring. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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