Contrasting Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) and Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN)

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) and Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Monster Beverage and Jammin Java’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monster Beverage	22.97%	27.38%	22.25%
Jammin Java	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Monster Beverage has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jammin Java has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Monster Beverage and Jammin Java”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monster Beverage	$8.29 billion	8.59	$1.91 billion	$1.94	37.54
Jammin Java	N/A	N/A	-$230,000.00	N/A	N/A

Monster Beverage has higher revenue and earnings than Jammin Java.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

72.4% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Monster Beverage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Jammin Java shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Monster Beverage and Jammin Java, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monster Beverage	1	8	14	0	2.57
Jammin Java	0	0	0	0	0.00

Monster Beverage presently has a consensus price target of $83.76, suggesting a potential upside of 15.01%. Given Monster Beverage’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Monster Beverage is more favorable than Jammin Java.

Summary

Monster Beverage beats Jammin Java on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It offers carbonated non-carbonated energy drinks, ready-to-drink iced teas, lemonades, juice cocktails, single-serve juices and fruit beverages, ready-to-drink dairy and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks and single-serve still waters, and sodas that are considered natural, sparkling juices, and flavored sparkling beverages. The company sells its products to full service beverage bottlers/distributors, retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, food service customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers, and the military; and concentrates and/or beverage bases to authorized bottling and canning operations. It provides its products under the Monster Energy, Monster Energy Ultra, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Nitro, Java Monster, Punch Monster, Juice Monster, Muscle Monster, Espresso Monster, Monster Tour Water, Fury, Monster MAXX, Caffe Monster, Monster Hydro, Monster HydroSport Super Fuel, Monster Dragon Tea, Reign Total Body Fuel, and Reign Inferno Thermogenic Fuel, Reign Storm, Bang Energy, NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, Nalu, Ultra Energy, Play and Power Play (stylized), Relentless, BPM, BU, Gladiator, Samurai, Live+, Predator, and Fury brands. The company was formerly known as Hansen Natural Corporation and changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in January 2012. Monster Beverage Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Corona, California.

About Jammin Java

Jammin Java Corp. produces and sells roasted coffee under the Marley Coffee brand name in the United States and internationally. It distributes roasted coffee to grocery, retail, online, service, hospitality, office coffee service, and big box store industries. The company was formerly known as Marley Coffee Inc. and changed its name to Jammin Java Corp. in July 2009. Jammin Java Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.