MGM Resorts International vs Monster Beverage Corp — how do they compare? MGM Resorts International trades at $44.04 (market cap $11.10B), while Monster Beverage Corp trades at $45.58 (market cap $89.20B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is far larger — about 8× MGM Resorts International's market cap, and MGM Resorts International pays a 0.03% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MGM | MNST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $11.10B | $89.20B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $50.69 | $49.97 |
52-Week Low | $30.72 | $30.86 |
Enterprise Value | $38.40B | $87.49B |
Dividend Yield | 0.03% | — |
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Latest headlines on both assets
MGM Resorts is the largest resort operator on the Las Vegas Strip with 35,000 guest rooms and suites, representing about one fourth of all units in the market. The company's Vegas properties include MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Cosmopolitan, Luxor, New York-New York, and CityCenter. The Strip contributed approximately 49% of total EBITDAR in the prepandemic year of 2019. MGM also owns U.S. regional assets, which represented 29% of 2019 EBITDAR. we estimate MGM's U.S. sports and iGaming operations are currently a mid-single-digit percentage of its total revenue. The company also operates the 56%-owned MGM Macau casinos with a new property that opened on the Cotai Strip in early 2018. Further, we estimate MGM will open a resort in Japan in 2027.
Read more on MGM →Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink subsegment of the beverage industry. The Monster trademark anchors the portfolio, and notable offerings include Monster Energy and Monster Ultra. The firm has also started to incubate new trademarks for emerging enclaves of the energy space, like Reign in performance energy. It is primarily a brand owner, outsourcing most of its manufacturing processes to third-party copackers. It primarily uses the Coca-Cola bottling system for distribution after a strategic agreement in which Coke became Monster's largest shareholder (nearly 20%) and that also included the exchange of certain businesses between the two firms. Most of Monster's revenue is generated in the United States, though international geographies are increasing in the mix.
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