Monster Beverage Corp vs Nasdaq Inc — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $94.48 (market cap $93.35B), while Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays a 1.22% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | NDAQ | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $93.35B | $51.96B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Financials |
52-Week High | $99.94 | $100.98 |
52-Week Low | $58.75 | $76.85 |
Enterprise Value | $91.65B | $59.02B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.22% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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.
Read more on MNST →Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
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