Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) Stock Forecasts

Summary

November finished with a bullish burst, but December began with a return to bearishness on trading day one and a flip to bullishness on trading day two. Which beast will be on top during the final month of a so-far good year? Long-time rallying markets that follow a selling spasm with strong upward action, as we saw in the final week of November, are usually technically sound. December is usually a good month for stocks -- so investors are hoping for some holiday cheer during the month after an uncharacteristically soft (and, for the Nasdaq, down) November. One reason to like the turbulence of November is that it shook up the usual leadership. Two months into the final quarter of the year, the 4Q sector leaderboard is favoring defensive and rate-sensitive areas. Healthcare lagged from 2022 through 2024 as well as through the first nine months of 2025. But the sector is on fire in 4Q25 and is far out in front -- with a 13% gain for the quarter to date versus 2.4% for the S&P 500. President Trump has convinced the GLP-1 makers to lower prices, which will pinch margins in the near term but eventually could lead to margin expansion on volume leverage. Utilities are up 3% in 4Q25 to date. This sector rises on lower interest rates, and Fed has already cut rates twice and is poised for a third cu