Monster Beverage (MNST 0.29%), after suffering losses recently due to several recent health reports on the safety of energy drinks as a whole, got a boost today, as Stifel Nicolaus gave the company a buy recommendation with a target price of $65. In this video, Motley Fool consumer goods analyst Blake Bos tells us what was behind the buy rec, and whether this is really the best value investment play you could make in this space.
Is It Safe to Be an Energy Drink Again?
By Blake Bos – Dec 11, 2012 at 3:40PM
NASDAQ: MNST
Monster Beverage
Market Cap
$68B
Today's Change
(-0.29%) $0.20
Current Price
$69.69
Price as of October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
Health concerns have been scaring investors away recently, but one major energy drink just got a big buy rec.
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