MNST NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Monster Beverage Corp · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

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Latest close 96.38 USD
3.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 71 out of 100
Latest Close 96.38 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.1% latest completed week
4W Return -1.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 11.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 15-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 3.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -1.2%. Indicator stack 97/66 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 58.61% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 41/100 conviction; expected move 8.7%. News sentiment 56/100 47 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -1.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9612-week average 0.76

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.96Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.2% over four weeks, 11.7% over 12 weeks, and 63.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 15 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.1%
4W-1.2%
12W11.7%
26W19.3%
52W63.3%
Active trend streak15 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.98Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-19.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.92Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength44/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum87/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Growth81/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
45.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
10.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
32.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
55.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
30.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
26.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
30.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
18.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
34.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
2.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.7x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

MNST shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.36, expected move of 8.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction41/100
Expected move8.7%
Put/call volume0.36
Pressure50
Speculation8
Volatility64
Trend agreement46
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Insider activity12 / 8

12 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

19 positive · 26 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move8.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.9%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-11.4%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape75/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 75/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis85/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.96; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.61%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.61% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors56/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 41 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options55/100

MNST shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.36, expected move of 8.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 8.7% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

Should Monster Beverage’s 2-for-1 Stock Split Shape Capital Structure Decisions for (MNST) Investors? Insiders12 / 8

12 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow2 items

2 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202696.38 USD3.1%84.35 USD62.39 USD0.9813.9225.8MOn
24 Jul 202693.49 USD-4.1%83.67 USD62.13 USD1.0611.6923.9MOn
17 Jul 202697.50 USD0.1%83.14 USD61.90 USD1.3215.1434.5MOn
10 Jul 202697.39 USD-0.2%82.43 USD61.65 USD1.2110.8428.1MOn
3 Jul 202697.60 USD1.3%81.65 USD61.39 USD1.2213.5921.2MOn
26 Jun 202696.38 USD5.5%80.85 USD61.13 USD1.1813.5533.9MOn
19 Jun 202691.34 USD-1.6%80.14 USD60.88 USD0.933.1626.5MOn
12 Jun 202692.83 USD3.7%79.50 USD60.67 USD0.747.7029.0MOn
5 Jun 202689.55 USD1.7%78.78 USD60.45 USD0.536.4428.5MOn
29 May 202688.08 USD1.5%78.12 USD60.24 USD0.420.0924.7MOn
22 May 202686.79 USD-0.3%77.41 USD60.06 USD0.031.4121.4MOn
15 May 202687.09 USD0.9%76.84 USD59.87 USD-0.232.9330.6MOn
8 May 202686.29 USD11.9%76.28 USD59.70 USD-0.571.6836.5MOn
1 May 202677.12 USD-1.4%75.72 USD59.53 USD-0.95-4.1918.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.