Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Viking (VIK)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Viking (NYSE: VIK) recently:

• 4/10/2025 – Viking had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $49.00 to $47.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/1/2025 – Viking was upgraded by analysts at Redburn Atlantic to a “hold” rating.
• 3/31/2025 – Viking is now covered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “hold” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Viking is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas. They set an “outperform” rating and a $47.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/21/2025 – Viking had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $53.00 to $49.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/18/2025 – Viking had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $54.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/14/2025 – Viking had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $49.00 to $50.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Viking was given a new $46.00 price target on by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Viking Stock Performance

Shares of VIK stock opened at $40.17 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.71. Viking Holdings Ltd has a twelve month low of $25.71 and a twelve month high of $53.14. The company has a market capitalization of $17.33 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 154.50.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Viking Holdings Ltd will post 1.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viking

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIK. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Viking during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,269,000. Blue Chip Partners LLC bought a new position in Viking in the 4th quarter worth approximately $279,000. Renaissance Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Viking by 8.5% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Capital LLC now owns 121,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,355,000 after buying an additional 9,527 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Viking by 883.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,191,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,508,000 after acquiring an additional 1,070,589 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Viking in the fourth quarter worth $339,000. 98.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.