Pittenger & Anderson Inc. Buys 9,545 Shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. raised its stake in Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) by 1,909.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,045 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,545 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in Viking were worth $717,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Viking by 32.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,048,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $873,246,000 after purchasing an additional 3,471,244 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in shares of Viking by 381.8% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 8,474,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,792,000 after purchasing an additional 6,715,666 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,615,969 shares in the last quarter. Dream Peak Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Viking during the 4th quarter valued at about $223,744,000. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Viking by 33.9% during the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 2,944,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,014,000 after purchasing an additional 745,509 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on VIK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Viking from $87.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Viking from $78.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “cautious” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Citigroup upped their target price on Viking from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Viking from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Viking from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $84.14.

Insider Activity at Viking

In other news, EVP Jeffrey Dash sold 46,369 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.23, for a total value of $3,720,184.87. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 420,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,698,365.06. This represents a 9.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

More Viking News

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Viking plans to start an oral VK2735 Phase III trial in Q4 2026 — a clear pipeline advancement that, if successful, increases long?term revenue potential beyond cruising. Viking outlines 52-week VANQUISH extension and plans oral VK2735 Phase III start in Q4 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: VANQUISH trial will be extended to 52 weeks — this can strengthen durability/safety data but also pushes timelines and near?term readouts, creating mixed near?term investor sentiment. Viking outlines 52-week VANQUISH extension and plans oral VK2735 Phase III start in Q4 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Press coverage emphasizes VK2735 Phase III plans as trial progress — market may view this as momentum for the biotech program underlying Viking’s valuation multiple. Viking to start oral VK2735 phase III in Q4 after trial progress
• Positive Sentiment: Operational milestone — float-out of two new Nile River ships (Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet) signals continued capacity growth in river cruising and future revenue contribution. Viking Holdings (VIK) Reaches Construction Milestone With Float-Out of Two Nile River Ships
• Positive Sentiment: Brand/reputation boost — Viking named to TIME’s 2026 Most Influential Companies (Disrupters and Travel & Tourism lists), which supports premium pricing power and demand for higher?end travel products. Viking Named to TIME’s List of the Most Influential Companies
• Neutral Sentiment: Viking scheduled a conference call for Q1 2026 results — an immediate catalyst where revenue, bookings and guidance will drive short?term stock moves. Viking Schedules Conference Call on First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Several media items about historic “Viking” finds and cultural events are unrelated to the company’s fundamentals and are unlikely to move the stock materially. ‘The detectors never stopped beeping!’ Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway’s largest Viking hoard

Viking Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:VIK opened at $81.47 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $36.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.70, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.57. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a 52-week low of $41.30 and a 52-week high of $87.00. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.76, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter. Viking had a return on equity of 240.75% and a net margin of 17.65%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 3.31 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.