B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Celsius Earnings

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Celsius in a report released on Wednesday, May 28th. B. Riley analyst J. Van. Sinderen now anticipates that the company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.24. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $49.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Celsius' current full-year earnings is $0.89 per share.

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.20 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $329.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $349.09 million. Celsius had a return on equity of 51.89% and a net margin of 10.70%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on CELH. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reduced their target price on Celsius from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Celsius from $45.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Roth Mkm reissued a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 price target on shares of Celsius in a research report on Friday, February 21st. UBS Group upped their price target on Celsius from $43.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Celsius from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $47.00.

Celsius Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ CELH traded up $1.30 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $37.64. 9,776,913 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,035,393. Celsius has a 1 year low of $21.10 and a 1 year high of $79.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.55, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.65. The business has a 50 day moving average of $36.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.39.

Insider Transactions at Celsius

In other news, Director Joyce Russell sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.47, for a total transaction of $113,880.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 19,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $543,947.82. This represents a 17.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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 value of $262,544.76. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 45,297 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,167,303.69. This represents a 18.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Celsius during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Celsius during the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. HM Payson & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Celsius by 122.2% during the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in Celsius by 255.1% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,044 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC grew its holdings in Celsius by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.95% of the company's stock.

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.