Lbp Am Sa Purchases New Holdings in Carnival Corporation $CCL

Lbp Am Sa acquired a new stake in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 26,811 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $775,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Carnival by 6.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,663,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,561,777,000 after buying an additional 7,157,739 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Carnival by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,523,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,280,132,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,495 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Carnival by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 27,617,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $773,398,000 after acquiring an additional 1,906,110 shares during the last quarter. Viking Global Investors LP grew its holdings in Carnival by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 13,207,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,388,000 after acquiring an additional 798,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Carnival by 184.3% in the 2nd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 10,289,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,353,000 after purchasing an additional 6,669,935 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Carnival from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Carnival from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Carnival from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Carnival from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 price target on shares of Carnival in a report on Monday, December 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.00.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CCL opened at $28.70 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $28.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.18. Carnival Corporation has a 52-week low of $15.07 and a 52-week high of $32.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.51.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $6.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.38 billion. Carnival had a return on equity of 28.39% and a net margin of 10.37%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS. Carnival has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.48 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Carnival Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%.

Carnival Profile

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.