Monster Beverage shares rose 14.2% this morning to a price of $86.78. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $85.64, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 24.5% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Beverages stock target prices ranging from $64.0 to $100.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 3.1%, and a short ratio of 4.35. The company's insiders own 28.49% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 68.9% of Monster Beverage's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Monster Beverage
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 7% | 67,980,692 | $5,899,024,652 |
| 2025-12-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 6% | 61,516,171 | $5,338,065,832 |
| 2025-12-31 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 38,021,648 | $3,299,328,563 |
| 2025-12-31 | Alliancebernstein L.P. | 3% | 27,686,492 | $2,402,495,385 |
| 2025-12-31 | LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | 3% | 26,268,567 | $2,279,454,941 |
| 2025-12-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 19,625,097 | $1,702,967,822 |
| 2025-12-31 | Bank of America Corporation | 1% | 12,433,294 | $1,078,899,105 |
| 2025-12-31 | Morgan Stanley | 1% | 12,145,411 | $1,053,918,058 |
| 2025-12-31 | Janus Henderson Group PLC | 1% | 11,622,968 | $1,008,583,065 |
| 2025-12-31 | Invesco Ltd. | 1% | 11,620,604 | $1,008,377,929 |
Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Monster Beverage.
