Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Celsius Earnings

Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) – Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Celsius in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 2nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.22. Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Celsius’ current full-year earnings is $0.89 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Celsius’ Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.44) EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Celsius from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Celsius from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Celsius in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Celsius from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Celsius from $56.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.89.

Celsius Stock Performance

CELH opened at $58.37 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $15.06 billion, a PE ratio of 157.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.03. Celsius has a fifty-two week low of $21.10 and a fifty-two week high of $63.50.

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $739.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $632.13 million. Celsius had a return on equity of 36.88% and a net margin of 7.91%.The company’s revenue was up 83.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.28 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Celsius

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Celsius

In related news, major shareholder William H. Milmoe sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.50, for a total transaction of $4,750,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 17,717,770 shares in the company, valued at approximately $841,594,075. This trade represents a 0.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jarrod Langhans sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 104,227 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,253,620. This represents a 4.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,123,641 shares of company stock valued at $52,998,580 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.55% 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.