Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Carnival Co. & (CCL)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Carnival Co. & (NYSE: CCL) in the last few weeks:

• 4/10/2025 – Carnival Co. & was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $25.00.
• 4/8/2025 – Carnival Co. & was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/27/2025 – Carnival Co. & is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas. They set an “outperform” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Carnival Co. & was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 3/26/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Tigress Financial.
• 3/26/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its price target raised by analysts at Tigress Financial from $28.00 to $32.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $32.00 to $33.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its price target lowered by analysts at Loop Capital from $25.00 to $21.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $31.00 to $30.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $30.00 to $31.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/14/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $34.00 to $30.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/10/2025 – Carnival Co. & had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at William Blair.

Carnival Co. & Trading Down 10.1 %

Shares of CCL stock opened at $17.63 on Friday. Carnival Co. & plc has a 52-week low of $13.78 and a 52-week high of $28.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $20.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.42.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 21st. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $5.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.74 billion. Carnival Co. & had a return on equity of 24.13% and a net margin of 7.66%. Carnival Co. &’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.14) earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Carnival Co. & plc will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carnival Co. &

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CCL. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. bought a new stake in Carnival Co. & in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Crewe Advisors LLC raised its stake in Carnival Co. & by 275.8% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 888 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Carnival Co. & during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Carnival Co. & during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.