Viking (NYSE:VIK) Now Covered by Barclays

Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Viking (NYSE:VIK) in a research report released on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm issued an overweight rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock.

VIK has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Viking in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. They issued an overweight rating and a $34.00 price target for the company. HSBC started coverage on Viking in a research note on Tuesday, June 25th. They set a buy rating and a $36.00 target price for the company. Melius Research started coverage on shares of Viking in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. They issued a buy rating and a $37.00 price objective on the stock. Melius began coverage on shares of Viking in a research note on Wednesday, May 22nd. They issued a buy rating and a $37.00 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Viking in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. They set a buy rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Viking currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $35.42.

Viking Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of VIK stock opened at $33.85 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.65. Viking has a 1 year low of $25.71 and a 1 year high of $34.53.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 29th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.46) by $0.43. The company had revenue of $718.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $705.70 million. Research analysts expect that Viking will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.

About Viking

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.