Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Monster Beverage (MNST)

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/21/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 8/12/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 8/10/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Monster Beverage was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 8/7/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $47.00 to $50.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $52.00 to $52.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $47.50 to $52.50. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $48.50 price target on the stock, down from $97.00.
• 7/23/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/20/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $47.50 price target on the stock, up from $36.50.
• 7/20/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “positive”.
• 7/20/2026 – Monster Beverage was downgraded by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $49.00 price target on the stock, up from $47.00.
• 7/16/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $42.00 to $52.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $45.00 to $52.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – Monster Beverage had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $56.50 price target on the stock, up from $50.00.
• 7/8/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $44.00 to $48.50. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $45.00 to $47.50. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Monster Beverage had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $48.50 to $52.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Guy Carling sold 38,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.45, for a total value of $1,727,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 43,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,987,346.70. This trade represents a 46.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

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.