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Monster Beverage Corp.

5/21/2013, 6:13 AM ET

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Tuesday, May 14, 6:53 AM Monster Beverage (MNST) is initiated by JPMorgan with an Overweight rating and $65 price target on a valuation call after shares were punished last week following the energy drink maker's earning report. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Thursday, May 9, 1:12 PM A lawsuit filed against Monster Beverage (MNST -7%) by the city of San Francisco might not amount to a hill of beans in the long run, but that doesn't mean legal expenses won't take a bite out of the firm's profits. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales rose over 300 bps during Q1 to 11.8% with execs acknowledging during the firm's earnings call that legal bills were growing. (transcript) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, May 9, 9:13 AM A penny miss on profit for Monster Beverage (MNST) for Q1 takes a backseat to a warning from CEO Rodney Sacks that sales growth slowed in April. MNST -10.5% premarket. (earnings call transcript) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, May 9, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: BKS +29%. TSLA +24%. CTRP +17%. GMCR +15%. GRPN +15%. XOMA +12%. TC +12%. OWW +7%. AFFY +7%. WAC +7%.
Losers: LPSN -22%. RAX -21%. PZZI -17%. GV -11%. MNST -10%. SSNC -7%. HEK -7%. 2 Comments [On the Move]
Wednesday, May 8, 5:53 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:30 p.m.: TSLA +17%. GMCR +12%. GRPN +10%. EOX +6%. EXAM +6%.
After-hours top losers: RAX -17%. OME -14%. LPSN -13%. MNST -12%. OFIX -9%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, May 8, 4:15 PM Monster Beverage (MNST): Q1 EPS of $0.37 misses by $0.1. Revenue of $484.2M. Shares -8.2% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 8, 7:34 AM Despite all the negative attention to the potential health consequences of energy drinks, the beverage category is still growing at a rapid pace. Sales in the U.S. toppled the $10B mark last year and are are expected to grow at a double-digit clip this year. Monster Beverage (MNST) claims a dominant 36.8% of the market share for energy drinks - while Red Bull GmbH, Rockstar, and products from Pepsico (PEP) and Coca-Cola (KO) continue to sell well. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, May 8, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AHT, ALJ, ATLS, ATVI, AVNR, CF, CLNE, CLR, CTL, CTRP, CUZ, CXW, DEPO, DK, ERII, ETE, ETP, GMCR, GRPN, GSS, HALO, HEK, HNSN, JOE, LPSN, MBLX, MDR, MED, MIDD, MM, MNST, MNTX, MWE, NWSA, OSUR, PPO, PVA, QTM, RAX, RGP, RIG, RST, SGMO, SPRD, SSRI, STEC, SXL, SZYM, TCAP, TSLA, WR, XTEX Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, May 7, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AHT, ALJ, ATLS, ATVI, AVNR, CF, CLNE, CLR, CTL, CTRP, CUZ, CXW, DEPO, DK, ERII, ETE, ETP, GMCR, GRPN, GSS, HALO, HEK, HNSN, JOE, LPSN, MBLX, MDR, MED, MIDD, MM, MNST, MNTX, MWE, NWSA, OSUR, PPO, PVA, QTM, RAX, RGP, RIG, RST, SGMO, SPRD, SSRI, STEC, SXL, SZYM, TCAP, TSLA, WR, XTEX Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 7:44 AM The board of directors at Coca-Cola (KO) will become younger over the next few years as a number of directors in their 80s and 70s are expected to step down. The company has drawn some criticism over having six directors with more than 20 years of tenure on the board. What to watch: A reconstituted board could push for more aggressive M&A plays in faster growing drink categories (Monster Beverage?). 6 Comments [Consumer]
Wednesday, April 17, 7:58 AM Monster Beverage (MNST) is poised for a breakout, according to the chart readers at Dragonfly Capital. The firm sees a move over $57.50 as a good long entry point for investors into the stock. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, April 9, 8:11 AM Monster Beverage (MNST) authorizes a new $200M share repurchase program after tapping out its previous $250M repurchase program. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Friday, April 5, 10:01 AM Nielsen data shows Monster Beverage (MNST -0.5%) made market share gains and accelerated its growth rate in March, according to a note from SunTrust. The beverage company has been pestered with safety claims over its energy drinks, but so far sales trends seem unperturbed. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, March 21, 4:50 PM Monster (MNST) -2.7% AH after Bloomberg reports of a fresh study (presented today at an American Heart Association meeting) indicating energy drinks can raise blood pressure and produce an irregular heartbeat. The study's lead author suggests those with pre-existing heart conditions drink cautiously. Monster is no stranger to seeing its shares hit by health-related controversies. 4 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Wednesday, March 20, 1:09 PM New legislation in Suffolk County in New York prohibits beverage companies from aggressively marketing energy drinks to teenagers with promotions such as free coupons and samples. Though it could be seen as a minor blow to the sector, the bill is also a drastic revision of the original version which sought to ban energy drinks altogether for consumers 19 years old or younger. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, March 19, 1:48 PM The FDA is in receipt of a letter from a group of doctors and researchers urging the agency to take action on the caffeine levels in energy drinks. Though large-sized coffee drinks contain a much higher level of caffeine, data on emergency room visits suggests more complications are seen from the consumption of energy drinks than other caffeinated drinks. Shares of Monster Beverage (MNST), up 2.5%, remain unfazed by the most recent attack on the energy drink industry. 12 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]

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