Hansen Natural

A thirsty portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these beverage stocks. All have had healthy momentum over the past year, though some have stumbled a bit with the recent market swings. Coffee Stocks Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) is up about 160% from a year ago,...

Caribou Coffee (NYSE: CBOU) and Hansen Natural (NYSE: HANS) reached new 52-week highs of $12.95 and $73.93 per share, respectively, late in Monday's trading session. Caribou Coffee announced at the beginning of June a series of major promotions for the summer, including giveaways and discounts on...

For the Beverage companies, in the two-week period ended May 31, 2011, “average short interest increased 15%,” Citi reports. “This compares to the NYSE, where short interest was up 2%,” Citi writes. “In the period, short interest rose most significantly at Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ: HANS...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS), initiating HANS at Buy. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "We are buyers of HANS share for three reasons: 1) Monster Energy brand winning market share in fastest growing beverage category, 2) we believe Monster is in...

Stifel Nicolaus is out with its report today on Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS), raising its PT to $71. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "We maintain our Buy rating and lift our 12-month target price from $67 to $71 per share, 11.2x estimated 2012 EBITDA or 19.5x our 2012 EPS estimate,...

Gabelli is out with its report today on Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Gabelli writes, "We believe Hansen Natural is an attractive acquisition target considering the company's position as the second-largest global player in the energy drinks category (behind...

Citi is out with its report today on Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS), raising its PT from $58 to $65. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "Despite an impressive 1Q11 beat and solid revenue growth, we believe growth trends will moderate for the remainder of the year (from nearly 50% in 1Q11 to high-...