Viking (VIK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.53 to $46.53
• 50-Day Range: $37.79 to $47.22
• 52-Week Range: $25.71 to $47.62
• Volume: 4.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $42.85
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Viking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Viking scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Viking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Viking has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 68.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Viking are expected to grow by 68.15% in the coming year, from $1.35 to $2.27 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.47% 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 0.3, 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 1.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Viking does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.47% 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 0.3, 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 1.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.29

News Sentiment

Viking has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Viking this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

41 people have searched for VIK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 173% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Viking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

VIK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VIK shares performed this year?

Viking's stock was trading at $26.9150 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, VIK stock has increased by 71.8% and is now trading at $46.23.
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When did Viking IPO?

Viking (VIK) raised $1.5 billion in an initial public offering on Wednesday, May 1st 2024. The company issued 64,041,668 shares at a price of $24.00 per share.

When did the company's lock-up period expire?

Viking's lock-up period expired on Monday, October 28th. Viking had issued 64,041,668 shares in its initial public offering on May 1st. The total size of the offering was $1,537,000,032 based on an initial share price of $24.00. Since the expiration of the company's lock-up period, restrictions preventing company insiders and major shareholders from selling shares in the company have been lifted.

Who are Viking's major shareholders?

Viking's top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (1.62%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.95%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.91%) and Holocene Advisors LP (0.75%).

How do I buy shares of Viking?

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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Viking own?

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

• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Water transportation
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VIK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VIK
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1745201
• Web: www.viking.com
• Phone: 441-478-2244
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $42.85
• High Stock Price Target: $54.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-1,859,080,000.00
• Net Margins: -10.97%
• Pretax Margin: -10.61%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -1.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.58
• Quick Ratio: 0.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.91
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 431,455,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $19.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A