Carnival Corporation $CCL Shares Bought by Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ raised its position in Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) by 8.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 347,187 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,066 shares during the quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Carnival were worth $10,037,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Carnival by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 127,764,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,693,681,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101,344 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Carnival by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,523,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,280,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531,495 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Carnival by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 27,617,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $773,398,000 after buying an additional 1,906,110 shares in 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 valued at $371,388,000 after buying an additional 798,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP increased its position in Carnival by 184.3% during the second quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 10,289,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,353,000 after buying an additional 6,669,935 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on CCL. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Carnival from $26.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $33.00 price target on shares of Carnival in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Carnival from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Carnival in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed 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 eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Carnival currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.00.

Carnival Trading Down 5.0%

Shares of Carnival stock opened at $30.39 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $37.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 2.49. Carnival Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $15.07 and a fifty-two week high of $34.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $6.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.38 billion. Carnival had a return on equity of 28.39% and a net margin of 10.37%.The company’s revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Carnival Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Carnival’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.00%.

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.