Monster Beverage stock: Piper Sandler keeps Buy rating at USD 50.50
Published on 10/21/2026 at 15:39 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and quarterly growth
- Piper Sandler maintained a Buy rating and set 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 traded at EUR 41.76 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:33 p.m. CEST.
- The Nasdaq quote was USD 46.97 on October 21, 2026 at 9:38 a.m. ET.
Monster Beverage (ISIN US61174X1090) received a maintained Buy rating from Piper Sandler at a USD 50.50 price target in a report dated October 19, 2026, according to Markets Insider. Monster Beverage was trading at EUR 41.76 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:33 p.m. CEST.
Target stands above the Nasdaq quote
The Piper Sandler target sits 7.52 percent above Monster Beverage's USD 46.97 Nasdaq quote from October 21, 2026 at 9:38 a.m. ET. The home-market quote places the stock within its USD 32.94 to USD 50.17 52-week range, with the latest price 6.38 percent below the high.
The target is the latest dated analyst figure used here. Bank of America Securities maintained a Buy rating and set a USD 54.00 target on October 9, 2026, according to Markets Insider.
Second-quarter revenue grew 20.20 percent
Monster Beverage reported USD 2.54 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, compared with USD 2.11 billion in the same quarter of 2025. Net profit reached USD 584.54 million, up from USD 488.79 million a year earlier, according to Markets Insider.
The standardized financial figures show diluted earnings per share of USD 0.29 for the second quarter of 2026, while the net profit margin was 23.00 percent. Operating cash flow totaled USD 509.22 million in the same quarter.
Valuation and trading frame
Monster Beverage carried a market capitalization of USD 92.0 billion on October 21, 2026 and a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.19. The Nasdaq quote's current level leaves USD 3.20 of room to the 52-week high and stands USD 14.03 above the low.
The company operates in the non-alcoholic beverages industry and markets energy-drink brands including Monster Energy, Reign and NOS. Its second-quarter revenue increase provides the operating comparison, while the two analyst targets show a USD 50.50 to USD 54.00 range for the cited research views.
Stock price after the Xetra session
Monster Beverage was trading at EUR 41.76 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:33 p.m. CEST. The Nasdaq quote was USD 46.97 on October 21, 2026 at 9:38 a.m. ET, while the 52-week high stood at USD 50.17.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Monster Beverage stock.
Monster Beverage market facts
- Company: Monster Beverage Corporation
- ISIN: US61174X1090
- Ticker: MNST
- Primary exchange: Nasdaq
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 21, 2026, 3:33 p.m. CEST): EUR 41.76
- Market capitalization: USD 92.0 billion (as of October 21, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 32.94-50.17 (as of October 21, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
