Monster Beverage Corp vs Ryanair Holdings plc — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $94.47 (market cap $93.35B), while Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $58.99 (market cap $29.31B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is far larger — about 3.2× Ryanair Holdings plc's market cap, and Ryanair Holdings plc pays a 1.68% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | RYAAY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $93.35B | $29.31B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $99.94 | $73.82 |
52-Week Low | $58.75 | $53.24 |
Enterprise Value | $91.65B | $26.33B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.68% |
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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 →Ryanair is the leading airline group by passenger numbers in Europe. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul intra-European routes. In 2020, the most recent pre-pandemic fiscal year, the company carried 149 million passengers, utilizing a fleet of 467 Boeing 737 aircraft across its 1,800 routes. To keep costs low the company serves predominantly lower-cost secondary airports. The company generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
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