Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) Forecasted to Post FY2026 Earnings of $1.78 Per Share

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Investment analysts at William Blair raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Carnival Co. & in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 25th. 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 $1.72. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &’s current full-year earnings is $1.21 per share.

CCL has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Carnival Co. & from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 26th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $13.50 to $15.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Carnival Co. & presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.63.

Carnival Co. & Stock Down 0.7 %

CCL opened at $18.54 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $16.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.99. Carnival Co. & has a twelve month low of $10.84 and a twelve month high of $19.74. The stock has a market cap of $20.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.52 and a beta of 2.68.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carnival Co. &

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCL. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Carnival Co. & in the 2nd quarter valued at about $624,000. New Century Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 9.0% in the second quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC now owns 71,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,344,000 after purchasing an additional 5,930 shares during the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda purchased a new stake in Carnival Co. & in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,026,000. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Carnival Co. & during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,814,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Carnival Co. & by 14.5% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 16,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 2,106 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

About Carnival Co. &

Carnival Corporation & plc engages in the provision of leisure travel services in North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: NAA Cruise Operations, Europe Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Other. It operates port destinations, private islands, and a solar park, as well as owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches.