Carnival Corporation $CCL Stock: Godsey & Gibb Inc. Boosts Holdings

Godsey & Gibb Inc. boosted its position in Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) by 192,338.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 192,438 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 192,338 shares during the quarter. Godsey & Gibb Inc.’s holdings in Carnival were worth $4,722,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CCL. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in Carnival by 2,954.0% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 19,851,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,625,000 after buying an additional 19,201,000 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Carnival by 2,432.8% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 6,689,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,311,000 after acquiring an additional 6,425,822 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Carnival by 330.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,827,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,345,000 after acquiring an additional 2,938,650 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in Carnival by 67.3% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 6,770,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,428,000 after purchasing an additional 2,723,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Carnival by 110.9% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,206,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,876,000 after purchasing an additional 2,212,548 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Carnival News

Here are the key news stories impacting Carnival this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Carnival’s Princess Cruises announced more than 250 departures for its 2028–2029 Americas season, including a return to the Amazon and itineraries covering the Caribbean, Hawaii, South America and Antarctica. Expanded deployment could support future bookings and revenue. Princess Cruises 2028-2029 Americas season
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlighted record third-quarter results, including approximately $8.4 billion in revenue and $1.9 billion in net income, alongside strong customer deposits and bookings extending into 2027. These trends suggest resilient cruise demand. Carnival record Q3 earnings and bookings
• Positive Sentiment: Tigress Financial reaffirmed its “buy” rating and maintained a $42 price target, implying substantial upside from recent trading levels. Tigress Financial rating coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Seabourn, Carnival’s luxury brand, unveiled its 2029 ocean program with more than 200 destinations, a return to Egypt and new Northern European itineraries. The announcement broadens long-term product offerings but is unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Seabourn 2029 ocean voyages
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research made a modest increase to its FY2026 EPS estimate, from $2.22 to $2.24, and small upward revisions to select 2027 quarterly forecasts. Its current full-year consensus estimate is $2.27 per share.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered estimates for Q4 2026 EPS to $0.20 from $0.26, Q1 2027 EPS to $0.14 from $0.19, Q2 2028 EPS to $0.53 from $0.56, FY2027 EPS to $2.55 from $2.57, and FY2028 EPS to $2.90 from $2.93. The clustered cuts may be weighing on sentiment despite strong current demand.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on CCL. Freedom Broker lifted their price objective on shares of Carnival from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Carnival in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $30.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Carnival from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Carnival from $43.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on shares of Carnival from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.14.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of CCL opened at $25.95 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $24.88 and a 200-day moving average of $26.41. The company has a market cap of $34.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 2.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.27. Carnival Corporation has a 1 year low of $21.45 and a 1 year high of $34.03.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 29th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.08. Carnival had a net margin of 11.37% and a return on equity of 24.83%. The business had revenue of $8.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.39 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.43 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Carnival has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.200-0.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.240-2.240 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Carnival Corporation will post 2.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Carnival Company Profile

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL) is a global leisure travel company that operates cruise lines and related vacation businesses. Its brands offer ocean cruises, onboard entertainment, dining, accommodation, excursions and other travel experiences to passengers across a range of price points and destinations.

The company’s portfolio includes Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard, P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises Australia, AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises.