Stifel Nicolaus Increases Viking (NYSE:VIK) Price Target to $90.00

Viking (NYSE:VIK) had its target price lifted by equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus from $85.00 to $90.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 24.81% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on VIK. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Viking from $62.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Viking from $75.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Bank of America upped their price target on Viking from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viking in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Viking from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.40.

Viking Price Performance

Viking stock opened at $72.11 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.06, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.96. Viking has a one year low of $31.79 and a one year high of $81.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.76, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $73.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $66.65.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Viking had a return on equity of 240.75% and a net margin of 17.65%.The company’s revenue was up 27.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.45 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Viking will post 1.49 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viking

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Optimize Financial Inc raised its position in shares of Viking by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 9,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $688,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC grew its position in Viking by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 2,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Viking by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its position in Viking by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 5,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $413,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, CI Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Viking by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.84% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Viking

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company beat Q4 estimates on both EPS and revenue, reported strong revenue growth driven by higher capacity, occupancy and revenue per passenger cruise day — supports the case for continued margin improvement and growth. Zacks: Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have been raising price targets and ratings across the street (Stifel, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Barclays), signaling institutional confidence in the recovery and fleet-driven growth outlook. Analyst notes (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Industry and company commentary highlight Viking’s fleet strategy and record 2025 performance, plus a strong start to 2026 — these operational positives support longer-term earnings visibility. Fleet strategy
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts and commentators note the strong results were largely anticipated, which mutes the magnitude of any rally since expectations were already high. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: Several popular news pieces about Viking-era archaeology and history are circulating but have no direct corporate impact. MSN archaeology
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho raised the price target but kept an “underperform” rating at a level below current market price — a visible contrarian call that can trigger selling or caution among investors. Mizuho note
• Negative Sentiment: Shipyard disruptions prompted adjustments to river ship deliveries, which could constrain near-term capacity expansion and revenue timing. Seatrade Cruise
• Negative Sentiment: Viking canceled Nile River cruises through March due to conflict in Egypt; management says the segment is small (~2%) but the geopolitical backdrop and rising oil prices are sector-wide headwinds. Travel Weekly
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and leverage considerations — VIK trades at a premium (high P/E) and the balance sheet shows elevated debt-to-equity — both factors can amplify downside on disappointing news or sector rotation. (Background market data)

Viking Company 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.