Carnival Co. &’s (CCL) Outperform Rating Reiterated at William Blair

William Blair reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) in a research report released on Monday morning,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Carnival Co. &’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on CCL. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Carnival Co. & from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Mizuho increased their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Carnival Co. & has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.11.

Carnival Co. & Price Performance

Shares of Carnival Co. & stock opened at $19.52 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $22.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.66. The business has a 50 day moving average of $24.72 and a 200 day moving average of $22.80. Carnival Co. & has a 52 week low of $13.78 and a 52 week high of $28.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.06. Carnival Co. & had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 24.13%. The firm had revenue of $5.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.94 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.07) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Carnival Co. & will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carnival Co. &

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CCL. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Carnival Co. & in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Crewe Advisors LLC raised its stake in Carnival Co. & by 275.8% during the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.