Monster Beverage Corp vs Oxford Lane Capital Corp — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $45.62 (market cap $89.20B), while Oxford Lane Capital Corp trades at $9.3 (market cap $909.61M). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is far larger — about 98.1× Oxford Lane Capital Corp's market cap, and Oxford Lane Capital Corp pays a 25.76% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | OXLC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $89.20B | $909.61M |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Financials |
52-Week High | $49.97 | $18.75 |
52-Week Low | $30.86 | $8.15 |
Enterprise Value | $87.49B | — |
Dividend Yield | — | 25.76% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Oxford Lane Capital Corp. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to achieve high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The company primarily invests in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are pools of corporate loans. OXLC is known for its high-yield distribution policy and provides investors with leveraged exposure to the CLO market.
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