Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK) Stock Holdings Lifted by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK - Free Report) by 3,456.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,288 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 32,352 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets' holdings in Carnival Co. & were worth $749,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in CUK. Aristeia Capital L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Aristeia Capital L.L.C. now owns 12,130,485 shares of the company's stock valued at $273,057,000 after acquiring an additional 1,445,944 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Carnival Co. & in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $132,714,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Carnival Co. & by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,061,521 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,915,000 after acquiring an additional 136,764 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Carnival Co. & by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,673,700 shares of the company's stock worth $60,185,000 after acquiring an additional 58,600 shares during the period. Finally, ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & in the fourth quarter worth $15,184,000. 23.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Carnival Co. & Stock Performance

Shares of CUK traded up $1.21 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $21.31. 1,968,618 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,845,991. Carnival Co. & plc has a twelve month low of $12.65 and a twelve month high of $26.14. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $17.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.31 and a beta of 2.59.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 21st. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $5.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Carnival Co. & had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 24.13%. Analysts predict that Carnival Co. & plc will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Carnival Co. & Profile

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.