B. Riley Weighs in on Celsius' FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CELH)

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH - Free Report) - B. Riley lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Celsius in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 6th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.71. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $47.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Celsius' current full-year earnings is $0.70 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Maxim Group decreased their price target on Celsius from $65.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. UBS Group cut their target price on Celsius from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Celsius from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Celsius from $68.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Celsius from $51.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $54.40.

Celsius Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CELH traded down $1.51 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $27.39. 9,659,591 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,968,620. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.86. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $32.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.92. Celsius has a fifty-two week low of $27.37 and a fifty-two week high of $99.62.

Institutional Trading of Celsius

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CELH. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Celsius by 231.2% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,946,208 shares of the company's stock worth $225,289,000 after acquiring an additional 2,754,722 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Celsius by 18.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,313,762 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,352,737,000 after acquiring an additional 2,567,290 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its position in shares of Celsius by 50.6% during the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,966,194 shares of the company's stock valued at $328,877,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333,217 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new stake in shares of Celsius during the 1st quarter valued at $99,746,000. Finally, GQG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Celsius during the 1st quarter valued at $76,352,000. 60.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Celsius

In related news, CEO John Fieldly sold 74,847 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.80, for a total value of $2,454,981.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,812,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at $59,449,672. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Celsius

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.