D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 90,458 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,036,000.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,703 shares of the company's stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 583 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 106.2% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 6,917 shares of the company's stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 3,562 shares during the last quarter. Aristides Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Aristides Capital LLC now owns 52,913 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,191,000 after purchasing an additional 5,710 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 58,330 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,313,000 after purchasing an additional 6,441 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Carnival Co. & during the 4th quarter valued at $158,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.80% of the company's stock.
Carnival Co. & Stock Performance
Carnival Co. & stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $20.11. 1,119,191 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,841,456. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.86. Carnival Co. & plc has a fifty-two week low of $12.65 and a fifty-two week high of $26.14. The stock has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 2.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a current ratio of 0.29 and a quick ratio of 0.25.
Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 21st. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.11. Carnival Co. & had a return on equity of 24.13% and a net margin of 7.66%. The business had revenue of $5.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.19 billion. On average, research analysts expect that Carnival Co. & plc will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Carnival Co. & 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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