Monster Beverage Corp vs Synopsys, Inc. — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $45.58 (market cap $89.20B), while Synopsys, Inc. trades at $410.9 (market cap $78.68B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp and Synopsys, Inc. are close in size by market cap, and Monster Beverage Corp is trading nearer its 52-week high, Synopsys, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $89.20B | $78.68B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $49.97 | $625.80 |
52-Week Low | $30.86 | $372.33 |
Enterprise Value | $87.49B | $87.04B |
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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 →Synopsys is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and software integrity products. EDA software automates the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. The firm's growing SI business allows customers to continuously manage and test the code base for security and quality. Synopsys' comprehensive portfolio is benefiting from a mutual convergence of semiconductor companies moving up-stack toward systems-like companies, and systems companies moving down-stack toward in-house chip design. The resulting expansion in EDA customers alongside secular digitalization of various end markets benefits EDA vendors like Synopsys.
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