Monster Beverage Corp vs NetApp Inc. — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $94.52 (market cap $93.35B), while NetApp Inc. trades at $161.2 (market cap $31.57B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is far larger — about 3× NetApp Inc.'s market cap, and NetApp Inc. pays a 1.29% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | NTAP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $93.35B | $31.57B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $99.94 | $181.08 |
52-Week Low | $58.75 | $94.11 |
Enterprise Value | $91.65B | $30.72B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.29% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →NetApp is a leading provider of enterprise data management and storage solutions. The company's three operating business units are products, software maintenance, and hardware maintenance. NetApp transitioned from a data center storage firm to a company with software data management solutions for multicloud environments. The California-headquartered company sells globally and has approximately 10,000 employees.
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