The article highlights three consumer stocks in the Nasdaq-100: Monster Beverage (MNST), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and Mondelez (MDLZ). Monster's sales outside the U.S. rose 34.6% last quarter to about 46% of the total, and the stock did a 2-for-1 split in August; it reports third-quarter results in early November. KDP closed its JDE Peet's purchase in April and plans to split into two companies in early 2027, but leverage is expected near 4.1 times and U.S. coffee sales fell 3.2%. Mondelez reports on Oct. 29, after volume turned positive and the dividend was raised 4%. The author suggests buying a starting position before the reports and holding through earnings season.
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