Monster Beverage Corp
MNST:NASDAQ
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume | Avg Volume (10 day) |
| 45.94 | 0.20 0.44% | 0.00% | 582.1K | 2.2M |
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Latest News Headlines for Monster Beverage Corp
Shares of MNST Down 18.3% Since Downtrend Call on Shares
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST) on August 10th, 2012 at $55.99. In approximately 3 months, Monster Worldwide has returned 18.31% as of today's recent price of $45.74.
Monster Worldwide Makes a Move: Up 1.5%
Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST) is a company whose shares are active, trading 1.5% higher to $45.55. The S&P; is trading higher by 0.2% to 1,391 and the Dow is trading 0.4% higher to 12,839.
Monster Worldwide has overhead space with shares priced $45.55, or 18.9% below the average consensus analyst price target of $56.17. Monster Worldwide shares should first meet resistance at the 50-day moving average (MA) of $54.00 and find additional resistance at the 200-day MA of $61.78.
Monster Worldwide Crosses Below its 10-day MA (MNST)
View more recent headlinesMonster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST) shares have crossed bearishly below their 10-day moving average of $45.10 on a volume of 948K shares. This may provide swing traders with an opportunity for a short position, as such a crossover often suggests lower prices in the near term.In the past 52 weeks, shares of Monster Worldwide have traded between a low of $39.99 and a high of $83.96 and are now at $44.72, which is 12% above that low price. Over the past week, the 200-day moving average (MA) has remained constant while the 50-day MA has declined 1.8%.
Company Background
Monster Beverage Corporation, formerly Hansen Natural Corporation, is a holding company. The Company develops, markets, sells and distributes alternative beverage. The Company's category beverages brand names include Monster Energy, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Extra Strength Nitrous Technology, Java Monster, X-Presso Monster, Worx Energy, Peace Tea, Hansen's, Hansen's Natural Soda, Junior Juice, Blue Sky, Hubert's and Vidration. The Company operates in two segments: Direct Store Delivery (DSD), whose principal products consists of primarily energy drinks, and Warehouse, whose principal products consists of juice based and soda beverages. In December 2011, the Company acquired PRE Beverage's assets which include a line of prebiotic and probiotic digestive wellness ready-to-drink beverages and powder drink mixes, containing specially formulated blends by Jarrow Formulas.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 45.78 | Previous Close 45.74 |
Day High 46.00 | Day Low 45.24 |
52wk High/Date 83.96 / 4/30/2012 | 52wk Low/Date 39.99 / 11/8/2012 |
Beta (5 Yr) 0.4 | Market Capitalization 7.9B |
Shares Outstanding 171.4M | Volatility Avg 45.17 |
EPS(TTM) 1.82 | P/E Ratio 25.3x |
Dividend Announcement -- | Yield 0.00% |
Ex-Date -- | Date of Record -- |
Payable 0.00 - -- | Payable Date -- |
Last Trade as of 11/23/2012 1:00 PM ET | |
MNST Monster Beverage Corp vs. Peers
| Peers | |
|---|---|
MNST Monster Beverage Corp | -0.28% |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 5.79% |
Mondelez International Inc | 4.81% |
Starbucks Corporation | 11.26% |
The J.M. Smucker Company | 10.08% |
MNST Monster Beverage Corp | 0.00% |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 3.06% |
Mondelez International Inc | 2.03% |
Starbucks Corporation | 1.64% |
The J.M. Smucker Company | 2.42% |
MNST Monster Beverage Corp | 0.44% |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 1.27% |
Mondelez International Inc | 0.83% |
Starbucks Corporation | 1.35% |
The J.M. Smucker Company | 1.75% |