Today’s 3 Best Stocks: Joy Global Inc. (JOY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP), Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)

Finally, energy-drink maker Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) advanced 2%. While no specific company news drove the stock higher, it is scheduled to report its earnings results in a week, and rumors have been swirling here as well that Monster could be a buyout candidate. Large domestic and international beverage companies are actively searching for big growth opportunities, and few beverage lines aside from energy drinks have provided such rapid growth prospects. I’m still concerned about the potential for increased regulations on the energy-drink industry down the road, so I’m keeping my distance, but that shouldn’t stop investors from digging more deeply into the stock.

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