Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) might not have the brand recognition of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) or PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) among stocks of companies that sell nonalcoholic beverages, but its recent financial performance has been a lot better. While Coke, Pepsi and, to a lesser extent, Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS), struggle to serve up consistent financial gains, Monster has run off seven straight quarters of double-digit earnings growth and two straight quarters of double-digit revenue growth. The maker of Monster energy drinks, as well as fruit juices, smoothies and natural sodas, looks to continue the streak Thursday when it reports second-quarter earnings after the close. View Enlarged Image Analysts polled by Thomson... More