Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Monster Beverage (MNST)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST):

• 12/29/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/23/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $87.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $81.00.
• 12/22/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/19/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $77.00 to $85.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/17/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $87.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $82.00.
• 12/12/2025 – Monster Beverage was given a new $82.00 price target on by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/3/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Roth Capital. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/3/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $73.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $53.00.
• 12/3/2025 – Monster Beverage was given a new $85.00 price target on by analysts at Piper Sandler.
• 12/3/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $83.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $75.00.
• 12/3/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $80.00 to $83.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $75.00.
• 12/1/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $75.00 to $81.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/25/2025 – Monster Beverage was upgraded by analysts at Argus to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 11/24/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/17/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/12/2025 – Monster Beverage was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 11/8/2025 – Monster Beverage was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $74.00.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $77.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $72.00 to $80.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $72.00 to $75.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $75.00 to $77.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $73.00 to $75.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $70.00 to $75.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $75.00 to $77.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $74.00 to $75.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/6/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 11/4/2025 – Monster Beverage had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $79.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Emelie Tirre sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.31, for a total transaction of $2,199,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 63,939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,687,368.09. This trade represents a 31.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Guy Carling sold 38,438 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.33, for a total transaction of $2,741,782.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 21,993 shares in the company, valued at $1,568,760.69. This represents a 63.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 274,981 shares of company stock worth $20,138,516. 8.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) is an American beverage company best known for its Monster Energy brand of energy drinks. The company’s product portfolio centers on carbonated energy beverages and a range of complementary ready-to-drink offerings, including energy coffees, hydration beverages and other flavored functional drinks. Monster markets multiple sub-brands and flavor variants to address different consumer segments and consumption occasions.

Originally organized around the Hansen’s Natural line of juices and sodas, the company pivoted toward the energy drink category and formally adopted the Monster Beverage name in the early 2010s to reflect its strategic focus.