Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) Given Outperform Rating at William Blair

William Blair restated their outperform rating on shares of Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) in a research report released on Monday,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.

CCL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.11.

Carnival Co. & Stock Up 2.2 %

CCL opened at $19.52 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $24.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.80. The company has a market capitalization of $22.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.66. Carnival Co. & has a 1-year low of $13.78 and a 1-year high of $28.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80.

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

Institutional Trading of Carnival Co. &

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CCL. Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Carnival Co. & in the fourth quarter worth $348,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & in the 4th quarter worth $11,249,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Carnival Co. & in the 4th quarter worth about $353,000. Advisor Resource Council purchased a new stake in shares of Carnival Co. & during the 4th quarter valued at about $541,000. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 22,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $563,000 after acquiring an additional 2,551 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.