Monster Beverage stock: Piper Sandler keeps Buy rating at USD 50.50 target
Published on 10/20/2026 at 16:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and reporting date
- Piper Sandler maintained a Buy rating and a USD 50.50 target on October 19, 2026.
- Monster Beverage reported USD 2.54 billion in second-quarter 2026 revenue, up 20.20 percent year over year.
- Monster Beverage stock was trading at EUR 42.11 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:38 p.m. CEST.
- Monster Beverage is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026.
Monster Beverage Corporation (ISIN US61174X1090) has a fresh USD 50.50 analyst target from Piper Sandler, which maintained its Buy rating on October 19, 2026. The target is 6.43 percent above Monster Beverage's USD 47.45 Nasdaq price at the same market snapshot. The stock was trading at EUR 42.11 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:38 p.m. CEST.
Revenue growth stays measurable
The operating backdrop remains defined by the second quarter of 2026. According to MarketBeat, revenue rose 20.20 percent year over year to USD 2.50 billion, while earnings per share reached USD 0.60 against a USD 0.58 consensus estimate. The June 30, 2026 quarter therefore combined a quantified sales increase with a USD 0.02 earnings-per-share beat.
Stock position has two price views
On Nasdaq, Monster Beverage was last at USD 47.45 on October 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m. ET, while the 52-week range ran from USD 32.94 to USD 50.17. The current price stood 5.43 percent below the 52-week high and 43.23 percent above the low.
The company carried a market capitalization of USD 93.0 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.72 at that market snapshot. The primary-market quotation provides a separate dollar view from the German euro indication and is not combined with it.
October 29 brings the next date
The Wall Street Journal lists October 29, 2026 as the next reporting date for Monster Beverage's third-quarter 2026 results. That date gives investors a defined checkpoint for judging whether the second-quarter growth rate carried into the following period.
Comparison with peers
Monster Beverage: up 1.40 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 43.72, market capitalization USD 93.0 billion.
Celsius Holdings (Nasdaq, USD): up 1.15 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 142.36, market capitalization USD 7.6 billion.
PepsiCo (Nasdaq, USD): up 0.41 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 16.85, market capitalization USD 182.8 billion.
Analyst confidence meets a dated test
According to Markets Insider, Piper Sandler's October 19, 2026 assessment kept the Buy rating and USD 50.50 target in place. The coming results will test whether the USD 2.54 billion second-quarter revenue base can support that valuation view.
Monster Beverage was trading at EUR 42.11 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:38 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Monster Beverage stock.
Monster Beverage market profile
- Company: Monster Beverage Corporation
- ISIN: US61174X1090
- Ticker: MNST
- Primary exchange: Nasdaq
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 20, 2026, 4:38 p.m. CEST): EUR 42.11
- Market capitalization: USD 93.0 billion (as of October 20, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 32.94-50.17 (as of October 20, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- Index membership: S&P 500
- Next earnings date: October 29, 2026
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
