Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Acquires 7,761 Shares of Monster Beverage Corporation $MNST

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jun 16th, 2026

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST – Free Report) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 142,165 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,761 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Monster Beverage were worth $10,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 24.5% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 231,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,783,000 after buying an additional 45,661 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 156.4% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 100,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,704,000 after buying an additional 61,291 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 327,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,102,000 after buying an additional 18,514 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after buying an additional 1,120 shares during the period. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Monster Beverage in the fourth quarter valued at $5,435,000. 72.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MNST has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Monster Beverage from $81.00 to $78.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Evercore boosted their target price on Monster Beverage from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Monster Beverage from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Argus boosted their price objective on Monster Beverage from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $100.00 price objective on Monster Beverage in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.35.

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Insider Transactions at Monster Beverage

In other news, CEO Guy Carling sold 19,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 21,863 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,987,346.70. This represents a 46.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Thomas J. Kelly sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.81, for a total value of $614,670.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 62,553 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,492,778.93. The trade was a 10.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 178,700 shares of company stock valued at $15,457,562 over the last quarter. 8.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Monster Beverage Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MNST opened at $93.23 on Tuesday. Monster Beverage Corporation has a 52-week low of $58.09 and a 52-week high of $93.30. The firm has a market cap of $91.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.04, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $82.57 and its 200 day moving average is $79.43.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 26.86% and a net margin of 23.11%.The business had revenue of $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 22.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 2.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

Monster Beverage Profile

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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.