Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) Short Interest Update

Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 20,489,465 shares, an increase of 41.3% from the February 26th total of 14,498,870 shares. Currently, 8.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 6,405,876 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Celsius

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFM Investors Pty Ltd bought a new position in shares of Celsius during the first quarter valued at about $1,275,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Celsius by 79.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 257,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,179,000 after purchasing an additional 113,840 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Celsius by 131.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 23,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $825,000 after purchasing an additional 13,159 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in Celsius by 14.2% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 433,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,432,000 after purchasing an additional 53,844 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its position in Celsius by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 14,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $683,000 after purchasing an additional 697 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.95% of the company’s stock.

Celsius Price Performance

Shares of Celsius stock opened at $33.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.37. Celsius has a one year low of $32.36 and a one year high of $66.74. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 135.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.89.

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.07. Celsius had a return on equity of 37.68% and a net margin of 4.29%.The firm had revenue of $721.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $638.17 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.11) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 117.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Celsius will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CELH has been the subject of several research reports. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Celsius in a research note on Monday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Celsius from $68.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on shares of Celsius in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Celsius from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 target price (up from $65.00) on shares of Celsius in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.94.

About Celsius

Celsius Holdings, Inc is an American beverage company known for its line of fitness and energy drinks formulated to support active lifestyles. The company’s flagship product, the Celsius® brand, features beverages enhanced with ingredients such as green tea extract, guarana seed extract and essential vitamins, positioned as a functional alternative to traditional energy drinks. These products are designed to deliver a blend of ingredients that support metabolism and sustained energy without high sugar content or artificial preservatives.

In addition to its core carbonated drink portfolio, Celsius has expanded its offerings to include powder mixes and non-carbonated ready-to-drink variants, catering to consumer preferences around taste, convenience and nutritional needs.