Carnival Co. & FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by William Blair

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for Carnival Co. & in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.78 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &’s current full-year earnings is $1.74 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.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last released 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 net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 24.13%. The company had revenue of $5.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.07) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Barclays lifted their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. Truist Financial upped their target price on Carnival Co. & from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Macquarie lifted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.24.

Carnival Co. & Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Carnival Co. & stock opened at $28.00 on Thursday. Carnival Co. & has a 1 year low of $13.78 and a 1 year high of $28.12. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.06. The company has a market cap of $32.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 2.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80.

Institutional Trading of Carnival Co. &

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 128.6% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 60,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 34,231 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 400,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,034,000 after purchasing an additional 30,482 shares during the period. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC boosted its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 10,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 64,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,601,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 121.5% in the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 26,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $669,000 after buying an additional 14,727 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Carnival Co. & Company Profile

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.