Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC Sells 27,800 Shares of Carnival Corporation $CUK

Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CUK) by 4.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 569,026 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,800 shares during the period. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Carnival were worth $15,045,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CUK. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Carnival in the second quarter worth about $152,130,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Carnival by 35.0% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,426,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,911,000 after buying an additional 628,995 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in Carnival by 417.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,611,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,104,000 after buying an additional 1,299,639 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Carnival by 11.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,080,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,576,000 after acquiring an additional 113,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ABC Arbitrage SA increased its position in Carnival by 17.6% during the second quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 893,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,793,000 after acquiring an additional 133,601 shares during the period. 23.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CUK opened at $27.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.89 and a beta of 2.54. Carnival Corporation has a one year low of $13.65 and a one year high of $32.65. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96.

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.09. 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 the consensus estimate of $6.37 billion. Carnival has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.480 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.17 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Carnival Corporation will post 1.7 EPS for the current year.

Carnival Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Carnival in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Carnival Company Profile

Carnival plc (NYSE: CUK) is one of the world’s leading cruise operators, offering leisure travel services to millions of passengers each year. Through its portfolio of brands, the company provides passenger cruises that combine accommodations, entertainment, dining, shore excursions and onboard amenities. Carnival’s vessels range from contemporary “fun ships” to premium and luxury experiences, catering to a broad spectrum of travelers from families and couples to solo adventurers.

Founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company has grown through organic fleet expansion and strategic acquisitions.