MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Buys New Shares in Carnival Corporation $CCL

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 26,816 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $775,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of CCL. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Carnival by 6.0% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Holocene Advisors LP boosted its stake in Carnival by 184.3% during the 2nd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 10,289,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,353,000 after purchasing an additional 6,669,935 shares during the last quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Carnival by 117.1% during the second quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 7,704,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,642,000 after buying an additional 4,155,630 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Carnival by 127.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 4,408,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,980,000 after acquiring an additional 2,466,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Carnival during the 2nd quarter worth $67,055,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on CCL shares. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Carnival from $26.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Carnival from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Morgan Stanley set a $33.00 price target on Carnival in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Carnival from $34.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Carnival in a research note on Friday, December 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.43.

Carnival Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CCL opened at $32.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.12. Carnival Corporation has a 1-year low of $15.07 and a 1-year high of $32.89. The firm has a market cap of $37.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 2.51.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.02). Carnival had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 28.39%. The firm had revenue of $6.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Carnival has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.48 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Carnival Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%.

About Carnival

Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) is a global cruise operator that provides leisure travel services through a portfolio of passenger cruise brands. The company’s core business is operating cruise ships that offer multi-night voyages and associated vacation services, including onboard accommodations, dining, entertainment, spa and wellness offerings, casinos, youth programs, and organized shore excursions. Carnival markets cruise vacations to a broad range of consumers, from value-focused travelers to premium and luxury segments, through differentiated brand positioning and onboard experiences.

Its operating structure comprises multiple well-known cruise brands that target distinct geographic and demographic markets.