Q2 EPS Estimates for Carnival Co. & Raised by William Blair

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Equities researchers at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Carnival Co. & in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 10th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.21. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Carnival Co. &’s FY2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $5.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. Carnival Co. & had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 24.13%. The business’s revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.07) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on CCL. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Carnival Co. & currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.11.

Carnival Co. & Stock Performance

NYSE:CCL opened at $19.09 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.73, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 2.66. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $24.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.82. Carnival Co. & has a fifty-two week low of $13.78 and a fifty-two week high of $28.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 117,095,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,918,022,000 after acquiring an additional 4,458,329 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 5.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 41,426,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $765,563,000 after buying an additional 2,301,906 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 25,228,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $627,053,000 after buying an additional 1,201,256 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 33.7% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 22,850,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,423,000 after buying an additional 5,761,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,649,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,747,000 after buying an additional 877,694 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Carnival Co. & Company Profile

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.