California Public Employees Retirement System cut its position in shares of Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST – Free Report) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,420,111 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,786 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.14% of Monster Beverage worth $81,813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC boosted its position in Monster Beverage by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 13,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $700,000 after buying an additional 965 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its position in Monster Beverage by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 5,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 729 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in Monster Beverage by 101.6% in the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 18,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,000 after buying an additional 9,264 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Monster Beverage by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Monster Beverage in the 3rd quarter valued at about $256,000. 72.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Mark J. Hall sold 659,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.55, for a total value of $38,584,450.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 777,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,542,532. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 9.40% of the company’s stock.
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Monster Beverage Price Performance
MNST stock opened at $54.33 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.59. The company has a market capitalization of $56.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.72. Monster Beverage Co. has a 12 month low of $47.13 and a 12 month high of $61.22.
Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.38. The business had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.76 billion. Monster Beverage had a net margin of 22.84% and a return on equity of 20.95%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Monster Beverage Co. will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current year.
About Monster Beverage
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. The company operates through three segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, Alcohol Brands, and Other.
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