Carnival (NYSE:CCL) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Carnival (NYSE:CCL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.300-1.300 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.320. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Carnival also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.970-1.970 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on CCL. Northcoast Research initiated coverage on shares of Carnival in a research report on Friday, April 25th. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Carnival from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and cut their target price for the company from $25.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Carnival in a report on Monday, March 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $33.00 price objective on Carnival in a research note on Monday. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $30.00 target price (up from $26.00) on shares of Carnival in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Carnival presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $26.79.

Carnival Stock Performance

NYSE:CCL traded up $2.45 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $26.49. The company's stock had a trading volume of 22,329,625 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,476,042. The firm has a market cap of $30.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 2.58. Carnival has a 12 month low of $13.78 and a 12 month high of $28.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.78, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $21.58 and a 200-day moving average of $22.79.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 24th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.12. Carnival had a return on equity of 26.53% and a net margin of 8.07%. Research analysts expect that Carnival will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new position in Carnival in the 1st quarter worth about $228,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Carnival by 61.6% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 30,437 shares of the company's stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 11,601 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in shares of Carnival by 41.9% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 88,522 shares of the company's stock worth $1,729,000 after purchasing an additional 26,141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in Carnival by 5.1% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 112,167 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,191,000 after purchasing an additional 5,435 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Carnival 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.

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