Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) Stock Holdings Boosted by Virtu Financial LLC

Virtu Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH - Free Report) by 166.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 62,406 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 39,021 shares during the quarter. Virtu Financial LLC's holdings in Celsius were worth $1,644,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HM Payson & Co. grew its position in Celsius by 122.2% in the fourth quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC grew its holdings in Celsius by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Celsius by 185.7% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,714 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,114 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Celsius by 32.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,786 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in Celsius in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. 60.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on CELH shares. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 target price on shares of Celsius in a research report on Friday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Celsius in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $37.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen cut Celsius from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $40.00 to $29.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Celsius from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $49.00 price objective (up from $44.00) on shares of Celsius in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $45.00.

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Insider Activity

In related news, Director Joyce Russell sold 4,000 shares of Celsius stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.47, for a total transaction of $113,880.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 19,106 shares in the company, valued at $543,947.82. The trade was a 17.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul H. Storey sold 10,188 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.77, for a total transaction of $262,544.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 45,297 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,167,303.69. This represents a 18.36 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Celsius Trading Down 1.0 %

CELH traded down $0.36 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $34.90. 9,495,434 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,403,874. The stock has a market cap of $8.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.32, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.90. Celsius Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.10 and a 52 week high of $98.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $26.58 and a 200 day moving average of $28.78.

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $332.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $326.07 million. Celsius had a net margin of 10.70% and a return on equity of 51.89%. As a group, analysts forecast that Celsius Holdings, Inc. will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Celsius Profile

Celsius Holdings, Inc develops, processes, markets, distributes, and sells functional energy drinks and liquid supplements in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canadian, European, Middle Eastern, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company offers CELSIUS, a fitness drink or supplement designed to accelerate metabolism and burn body fat; various flavors and carbonated and non-carbonated functional energy drinks under the CELSIUS Originals and Vibe name, as well as functional energy drink under the CELSIUS Essentials and CELSIUS On-the-Go Powder names; and CELSIUS ready-to drink products.