Carnival Co. & FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by William Blair

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Carnival Co. & in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $1.78 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &’s current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carnival Co. &’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

CCL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Carnival Co. & from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Carnival Co. & in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $26.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Carnival Co. & has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.24.

Carnival Co. & Stock Performance

Shares of Carnival Co. & stock opened at $27.66 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.29. Carnival Co. & has a 1 year low of $13.78 and a 1 year high of $28.72. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.16. The firm has a market cap of $32.20 billion, a PE ratio of 19.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 2.64.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.06. Carnival Co. & had a return on equity of 24.13% and a net margin of 7.66%. The firm had revenue of $5.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.07) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Carnival Co. &

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 8,431.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 6,644,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,781,000 after buying an additional 6,566,120 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 2,400.1% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,010,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,889,785 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 41,426,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $765,563,000 after purchasing an additional 2,301,906 shares during the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 718.2% during the 4th quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 2,165,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,976,000 after purchasing an additional 1,901,224 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP bought a new position in Carnival Co. & during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,806,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

About Carnival Co. &

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.