Carnival Co. & FY2025 EPS Estimate Raised by William Blair

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Stock analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Carnival Co. & in a research note issued to investors 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 previous 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on CCL. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Carnival Co. & in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $26.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective 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. Truist Financial lifted 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. Tigress Financial upped their target price on Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Carnival Co. & currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.24.

Carnival Co. & Price Performance

Shares of CCL opened at $28.00 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. The firm 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. Carnival Co. & has a 52 week low of $13.78 and a 52 week high of $28.12. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $25.41 and a 200-day moving average of $21.06.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $5.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($0.07) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carnival Co. &

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCL. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Carnival Co. & by 49.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 240,019 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,493,000 after acquiring an additional 78,895 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its stake in Carnival Co. & by 69.2% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 38,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 15,856 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 613,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,481,000 after acquiring an additional 3,561 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 20.4% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 510,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,554,000 after acquiring an additional 86,331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Carnival Co. & by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 53,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 1,585 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.