Rep. Jared Moskowitz Purchases Shares of Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST)

Representative Jared Moskowitz (Democratic-Florida) recently bought shares of Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST). In a filing disclosed on April 30th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Monster Beverage stock on March 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY ACTIVE ASSETS (5)” account.

Representative Jared Moskowitz also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cencora (NYSE:COR) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) on 3/31/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chubb (NYSE:CB) on 3/31/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cummins (NYSE:CMI) on 3/31/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) on 3/31/2026.

Monster Beverage Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of MNST opened at $77.12 on Friday. Monster Beverage Corporation has a 12 month low of $58.09 and a 12 month high of $87.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $76.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.69. The firm has a market cap of $75.42 billion, a PE ratio of 39.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.51.

Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. Monster Beverage had a return on equity of 27.38% and a net margin of 22.97%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Monster Beverage Corporation will post 2.29 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on MNST shares. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Monster Beverage from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $77.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Monster Beverage from $92.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $100.00 target price on Monster Beverage in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Monster Beverage from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Monster Beverage from $79.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $84.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Monster Beverage

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MNST. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 508.1% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Monster Beverage during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 136.7% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Monster Beverage by 1,338.7% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Monster Beverage during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Moskowitz

Jared Evan Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Jared Evan Moskowitz was born in Coral Springs, Florida. Moskowitz graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from George Washington University in 2003 and a law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2007. Moskowitz’s career experience includes working as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and general counsel with AshBritt Inc.

About Monster Beverage

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.