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Carnival (NYSE:CUK) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

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Key Points

  • Carnival updated its earnings guidance for Q4 2025, projecting earnings per share (EPS) of $0.230 and reaffirming full-year 2025 guidance of $2.140 EPS.
  • The company's stock price dropped $0.95 to $26.71 during midday trading, with a trading volume of 2,703,461 shares, significantly higher than its average volume.
  • Insider trading activity showed Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 12,500 shares, reducing his stake by 16.25%, while institutional investors continue to either add or reduce their stakes in Carnival.
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Carnival (NYSE:CUK - Get Free Report) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.230-0.230 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Carnival also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.140-2.140 EPS.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CUK traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $26.71. 2,703,461 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,898,624. The company has a current ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. Carnival has a 1 year low of $13.65 and a 1 year high of $29.80. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.94. The stock has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 2.76.

Carnival (NYSE:CUK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 29th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Carnival had a return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 9.72%. Carnival has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.140-2.140 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.230-0.230 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Carnival will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Carnival news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 12,500 shares of Carnival stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.75, for a total value of $371,875.00. Following the sale, the director owned 64,406 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,916,078.50. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carnival

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Carnival by 36.5% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,717 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of Carnival by 70.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,671 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 688 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Carnival by 188.9% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,115 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 729 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in Carnival by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 18,343 shares of the company's stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Carnival during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.80% of the company's stock.

Carnival Company Profile

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Carnival Plc operates as a global cruise and vacation company. The firm offers holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. It operates through the North America and Australia (NAA), Europe and Asia (EA), Cruise Support, and Tour and Other segments.

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