Calamos Advisors LLC Has $15.59 Million Stock Holdings in Celsius Holdings Inc. $CELH

Calamos Advisors LLC raised its position in Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) by 273.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 271,150 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 198,555 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC owned about 0.11% of Celsius worth $15,588,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Celsius in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,382,000. Ilex Capital Partners UK LLP bought a new position in shares of Celsius during the 2nd quarter worth about $55,966,000. Holocene Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Celsius by 130.6% during the 2nd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 2,108,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,792,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193,707 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Celsius during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,412,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.95% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on CELH shares. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Celsius from $69.00 to $61.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. B. Riley raised their target price on Celsius from $56.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Mizuho boosted their price target on Celsius from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Celsius from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Celsius from $74.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Celsius presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.89.

Celsius Stock Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:CELH opened at $46.14 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $11.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 461.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $46.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.78. Celsius Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.10 and a 52-week high of $66.74.

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $725.11 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $703.68 million. Celsius had a return on equity of 41.88% and a net margin of 3.03%.The business’s revenue was up 172.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Celsius Holdings Inc. will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Celsius

In other Celsius news, Director Hal Kravitz bought 10,000 shares of Celsius stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $45.24 per share, with a total value of $452,400.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 216,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,778,490.28. This trade represents a 4.85% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder William H. Milmoe sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 221,245 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,827,812.50. This trade represents a 15.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Celsius Profile

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.