Q1 EPS Estimates for Carnival Co. & Cut by William Blair

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Carnival Co. & in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 10th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now forecasts that the company will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carnival Co. &’s FY2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.07) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Carnival Co. & from $34.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.89.

Carnival Co. & Trading Up 4.2 %

Carnival Co. & stock opened at $19.93 on Thursday. Carnival Co. & has a 12 month low of $13.78 and a 12 month 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. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.80. The company has a market capitalization of $23.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.66.

Institutional Trading of Carnival Co. &

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCL. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 8,431.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 6,644,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,781,000 after acquiring an additional 6,566,120 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 186.6% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,898,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,681,000 after purchasing an additional 6,444,444 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its position in Carnival Co. & by 33.7% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 22,850,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,423,000 after buying an additional 5,761,489 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 117,095,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,918,022,000 after buying an additional 4,458,329 shares during the period. Finally, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI bought a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & in the fourth quarter worth about $100,845,000. 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.