Briefing From The Editor -- MNST Stock

By Ken Smith • Thursday, April 13 09:45 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Staples company Monster Beverage has moved 0.2% so far today on a volume of 59,128, compared to its average of 4,121,175. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Monster Beverage trades -5.3% away from its average analyst target price of $55.53 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $50.0 to $62.5, and on average have given Monster Beverage a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying MNST should be aware of the facts below:

Monster Beverage's current price is 293.5% above its Graham number of $13.36, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Monster Beverage has moved 27.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -6.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.11, Monster Beverage has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
MNST has a forward P/E ratio of 30.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.75 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.41 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Monster Beverage is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 7.8 compared to its sector average of 4.29
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.
Based in Corona, the company has 4,607 full time employees and a market cap of $54,941,855,744.

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