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Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC Buys New Position in Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK

Written by MarketBeat
September 4, 2025
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Key Points

  • Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC has acquired a new stake in Viking Holdings Ltd., purchasing 260,093 shares valued at approximately $10.34 million during the 1st quarter.
  • Viking Holdings' stock has received multiple analyst upgrades, leading to price target increases, with UBS Group raising their target from $55.00 to $69.00 and Stifel Nicolaus raising theirs to $75.00.
  • The company's recent earnings report showed a revenue increase of 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year, with a reported EPS of $0.99, just slightly below consensus estimates.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by October 1st.

Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 260,093 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,339,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC owned 0.06% of Viking as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VIK. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of Viking by 2,135.2% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,001 shares of the company's stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 3,822 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Viking by 271.2% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 46,135 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,033,000 after buying an additional 33,707 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in shares of Viking during the 4th quarter valued at about $567,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Viking during the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Viking during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,063,000. 98.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Viking from $55.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Viking from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Viking from $50.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Viking from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Viking from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.60.

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Viking Price Performance

Shares of VIK opened at $63.60 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $28.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.38, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 2.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $57.76 and a 200-day moving average of $48.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.33. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $30.75 and a 52 week high of $64.11.

Viking (NYSE:VIK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Viking had a negative return on equity of 374.71% and a net margin of 13.99%.Viking's revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 1.49 EPS for the current year.

Viking Profile

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Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships.

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