Q2 EPS Estimates for Carnival Co. & Raised by William Blair

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share 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 $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &'s current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carnival Co. &'s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup lifted their price target on Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Barclays boosted 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. Tigress Financial raised their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Carnival Co. & from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.24.

Carnival Co. & Price Performance

Shares of CCL opened at $28.50 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $25.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.10. The company has a market capitalization of $33.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 2.64. Carnival Co. & has a fifty-two week low of $13.78 and a fifty-two week high of $28.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.29.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 20th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.07) EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Carnival Co. &

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CCL. Hartford Investment Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 0.6% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Carnival Co. & by 2.9% during the third quarter. Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 16,079 shares of the company's stock worth $297,000 after buying an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 49,108 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,224,000 after buying an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Graypoint LLC increased its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 11,074 shares of the company's stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.

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