Citigroup Inc. Purchases 27,336 Shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK

Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) by 82.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,599 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,336 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in Viking were worth $3,767,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Viking by 400.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,577,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $563,654,000 after purchasing an additional 8,462,947 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of Viking by 381.8% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 8,474,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,792,000 after purchasing an additional 6,715,666 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Viking by 80.3% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,117,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,601,000 after buying an additional 3,615,969 shares in the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP grew its stake in Viking by 57.9% during the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 5,706,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,095,000 after acquiring an additional 2,092,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Viking in the 2nd quarter worth $236,911,000. 98.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group raised Viking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $60.00 to $80.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Viking from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Viking from $69.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Viking from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Viking from $77.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Viking currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.73.

More Viking News

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: Viking reported $0.67 EPS vs. ~$0.54 consensus and revenue of $1.72B (vs. $1.63B est.), driven by higher capacity passenger cruise days, stronger occupancy and higher revenue per PCD — evidence of healthy demand and margin improvement. Viking Q4 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Improve Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Strong bookings and management commentary point to continued momentum for 2026; investors and analysts highlighted fleet investments and better operational metrics as drivers of forward revenue visibility. Viking Posts Higher 4Q Profit, Sees Strong Booking Environment
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst price-target raises and buy/overweight calls after results: Citigroup, Stifel, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and others lifted targets (Citigroup → $88, Stifel → $90, Morgan Stanley → $79, Wells Fargo → $82, Barclays → $77), signaling institutional support for the beat and outlook. Analyst Price Target Raises – Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Fleet expansion / capital spending: Viking is investing heavily in new ocean and river ships (reports note >$2B in new ship spending and new expedition orders). This underpins growth but increases near-term capex and fleet build constraints for rivers. Torstein Hagen’s Viking spends over $2bn on new cruise ships
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call / transcripts confirm beat and bookings but note some operational constraints (river fleet build limits) — useful for modeling but not an immediate negative. Viking Holdings: Fantastic Results Were Already Expected
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil prices and geopolitical risk: crude is near a two‑year high and concerns around the Middle East are lifting fuel-cost risk for the sector; higher fuel costs and travel disruptions are immediate headwinds for cruise margins and booking sentiment. Crude Oil Prices Close to 2-Year High
• Negative Sentiment: Sector/macro re-rating and valuation risk: market commentary contrasts Viking’s premium valuation versus peers; with strong results already largely priced in, investors may be taking profits, leaving the stock vulnerable to macro-driven pullbacks. Norwegian Hit Rough Seas After Earnings—Viking Cruised Through

Viking Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of Viking stock opened at $75.21 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $73.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $66.61. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a 52-week low of $31.79 and a 52-week high of $81.48. The company has a market cap of $33.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.26, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.68.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion. Viking had a return on equity of 429.19% and a net margin of 17.65%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 1.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Viking Profile

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.