Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.700-1.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.740. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Carnival Co. & also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.000-0.000 EPS.

Carnival Co. & Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CCL opened at $26.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.93 and a beta of 2.67. Carnival Co. & has a one year low of $13.78 and a one year high of $27.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 6.39% and a return on equity of 22.30%. The company had revenue of $5.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.07) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Carnival Co. & will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CCL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Carnival Co. & from $15.00 to $16.50 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $20.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Macquarie raised their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.62.

Insider Buying and Selling at Carnival Co. &

In related news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 17,500 shares of Carnival Co. & stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.72, for a total transaction of $380,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 65,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,428,937.08. This trade represents a 21.01 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 11.00% of the company’s stock.

Carnival Co. & Company Profile

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.