Roth Capital Has Optimistic Outlook of Celsius Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q3 2026 earnings per share estimate for Celsius Holdings Inc. to $0.42, reflecting increased confidence in the company's performance.
• Celsius' recent quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting $0.47 earnings per share and revenue of $739.30 million, marking an 83.9% year-over-year increase.
• Institutional investors hold 60.95% of Celsius stock, with notable increases in holdings from firms like Alliancebernstein and Scopus Asset Management.

Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Celsius in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, October 17th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.39. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating 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 Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.24. Celsius had a return on equity of 36.88% and a net margin of 7.91%.The firm had revenue of $739.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $632.13 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 83.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 price objective on Celsius in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. B. Riley increased their price objective on Celsius from $56.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Celsius in a report on Monday, August 11th. Maxim Group raised their price target on Celsius from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Celsius from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Celsius presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $63.15.

Celsius Stock Up 0.9%

Celsius stock opened at $64.86 on Monday. Celsius has a twelve month low of $21.10 and a twelve month high of $66.74. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.01. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 175.30, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.38.

Institutional Trading of Celsius

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CELH. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in Celsius by 26.3% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 18,045,178 shares of the company's stock valued at $642,769,000 after purchasing an additional 3,753,055 shares during the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Celsius in the second quarter valued at $59,382,000. Ilex Capital Partners UK LLP purchased a new position in Celsius during the second quarter worth $55,966,000. Holocene Advisors LP increased its position in Celsius by 130.6% during the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 2,108,041 shares of the company's stock worth $97,792,000 after buying an additional 1,193,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Celsius during the first quarter worth $39,412,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.95% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder William H. Milmoe sold 40,000 shares of Celsius stock in a transaction on Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.50, for a total transaction of $2,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 221,245 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,827,812.50. The trade was a 15.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Deborah Desantis sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.50, for a total value of $4,750,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 17,717,770 shares in the company, valued at approximately $841,594,075. The trade was a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 605,667 shares of company stock worth $30,065,162. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Celsius Company 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.

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