DJ Monster Beverage Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Monster Beverage Corp. $(MNST)$ rose 1.80% to $76.72 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Monster Beverage Corp. closed 12.20% below its 52-week high of $87.38, which the company reached on February 27th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Coca-Cola Co. $(KO)$ rose 0.74% to $75.74, PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 0.45% to $157.67, and Starbucks Corp. $(SBUX)$ rose 1.67% to $100.00.

Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.

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April 17, 2026 16:43 ET (20:43 GMT)

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