We're taking a closer look at Monster Beverage today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.2% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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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.
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Monster Beverage has moved -43.0% over the last year compared to 15.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -58.0%
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MNST has an average analyst rating of buy and is -7.71% away from its mean target price of $60.73 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.48
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Monster Beverage has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 37.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.79 and its forward P/E ratio is 31.3
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MNST has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.54, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 7.41 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Monster Beverage is part of the Consumer Staples sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.36 and an average P/B of 4.29
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Monster Beverage has on average reported free cash flows of $1.1 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 3.5%