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Viking (VIK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$41.50 +0.95 (+2.34%)
Closing price 04/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$40.71 -0.79 (-1.89%)
As of 04/28/2025 06:30 PM Eastern
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About Viking Stock (NYSE:VIK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.64
$42.08
50-Day Range
$34.13
$49.85
52-Week Range
$25.71
$53.14
Volume
1.52 million shs
Average Volume
2.53 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.91 billion
P/E Ratio
159.62
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$46.89
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Viking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

VIK MarketRank™: 

Viking scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 128 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Viking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.72, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Viking has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Viking's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Viking are expected to grow by 55.03% in the coming year, from $1.49 to $2.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Viking is 159.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.76.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Viking is 159.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.11.

  • Read more about Viking's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.79% of the float of Viking has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viking has recently decreased by 0.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Viking does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Viking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.79% of the float of Viking has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viking has recently decreased by 0.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Viking has a news sentiment score of 0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Viking this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    16 people have searched for VIK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 10 people have added Viking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Viking insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.84% of the stock of Viking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Viking's insider trading history.
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VIK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Viking's stock was trading at $44.06 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VIK shares have decreased by 5.8% and is now trading at $41.50.
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Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 11th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.09. Viking's revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Viking (VIK) raised $1.5 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, May 1st 2024. The company issued 64,041,668 shares at $24.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Viking include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.27%), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (0.18%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.15%) and GAM Holding AG (0.08%).

Shares of VIK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Viking investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), Intel (INTC), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/11/2025
Today
4/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
6/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Water transportation
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:VIK
Previous Symbol
NYSE:VIK
Fax
N/A
Employees
9,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$46.89
High Stock Price Target
$58.00
Low Stock Price Target
$29.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.72
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
159.62
Forward P/E Ratio
27.85
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$-1,859,080,000.00
Pretax Margin
-10.61%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.33 billion
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$17.91 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
N/A
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This page (NYSE:VIK) was last updated on 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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