Insider trade

CFO sold ~$618K of MNST shares in the open market

Traded Mar 13, 2026 · Filed Mar 17, 2026

Monster BeverageMNST

~$618K
Reported value · 8,000 sh @ $77.22: 61K
Holds after · shares reported: +9.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +15.4%, $38.555 → $42.14 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Monster Beverage sold $618K of Monster Beverage shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Mar 13, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 17, 2026

CFO$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$617,760

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

15 days after results of Feb 26, 2026, 55 days before results of May 7, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $38.555 on Mar 13, 2026, 40% above its 52-week low and 11% below its high, after a 4% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $27.505 (Apr 8, 2025) to $43.33 (Feb 26, 2026), 70% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $40.02 on Jan 29, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.2%	-0.7%	-0.5%
30 days	+3.5%	+7.4%	-3.8%
90 days	+25.5%	+13.4%	+12.0%
180 days	+19.3%	+15.0%	+4.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000865752-26-000019
Filed / recorded: Mar 17, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp
Issuer CIK: 865752
Ticker: MNST
Reporting person: Thomas J Kelly
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Financial Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Mar 13, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 8,000
Price per share: $77.22
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 61,273
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $77.18 to $77.26. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.