FY2025 EPS Estimates for Carnival Boosted by William Blair

Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) – Stock analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Carnival in a research report issued on Monday, September 29th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.14 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.00. The consensus estimate for Carnival’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carnival’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Melius Research upped their price objective on shares of Carnival from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Zacks Research cut shares of Carnival from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Argus lowered their price objective on shares of Carnival from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Loop Capital restated a “hold” rating and issued a $22.00 price objective on shares of Carnival in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Carnival from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.90.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of Carnival stock opened at $28.40 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $30.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.69. Carnival has a 52 week low of $15.07 and a 52 week high of $32.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.34.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, September 29th. The company reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $8.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.09 billion. Carnival had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 27.86%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.27 EPS. Carnival has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.230-0.230 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.140-2.140 EPS.

Insider Activity at Carnival

In related news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.75, for a total value of $371,875.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 64,406 shares in the company, valued at $1,916,078.50. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 7.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Carnival

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Causeway Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Carnival in the first quarter valued at approximately $518,816,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Carnival in the first quarter valued at approximately $432,718,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Carnival by 6.0% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,663,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,561,777,000 after acquiring an additional 7,157,739 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP grew its position in Carnival by 184.3% in the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 10,289,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,353,000 after acquiring an additional 6,669,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 59 North Capital Management LP grew its position in Carnival by 117.1% in the second quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 7,704,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,642,000 after acquiring an additional 4,155,630 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Carnival 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.