Viking (VIK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Viking Holdings Ltd., operating under the Viking brand, is a global travel and cruise company that provides destination-focused voyages for culturally curious travelers. The company offers river, ocean and expedition cruises, combining onboard accommodations and dining with shore excursions, cultural programming and other destination-based experiences.

Viking’s river cruises operate on waterways in Europe, including the Rhine, Danube, Seine, Rhône and Douro, as well as in other regions such as Asia, Egypt and the United States. Its ocean and expedition itineraries serve destinations across Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, Asia, the South Pacific, the Middle East and other parts of the world, depending on the specific voyage.

The company was established in 1997 with the launch of its first river ships and subsequently expanded into ocean and expedition cruising. Viking is led by Torstein Hagen, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer. Viking Holdings is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VIK.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $83.61 to $85.05
• 50-Day Range: $78.09 to $105.91
• 52-Week Range: $56.37 to $110.09
• Volume: 1.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $37.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.10
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $106.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Viking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Viking scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Viking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Viking has a consensus price target of $106.83, representing about 28.3% upside from its current price of $83.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Viking has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Viking are expected to grow by 38.22% in the coming year, from $3.14 to $4.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Viking is 27.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Viking is 27.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Viking has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Viking has a P/B Ratio of 33.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of Viking has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Viking has recently increased by 16.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Viking does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Viking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

Viking has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Viking this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

42 people have searched for VIK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Viking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Viking insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,711,400.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.84% of the stock of Viking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VIK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VIK
• CIK: 1745201
• Web: www.vikingcruisescanada.com
• Phone: 441-478-2244
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,000
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Viking: $106.83
• High Price Target: $128.00
• Low Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.96
• P/E Growth: 1.01
• Net Income: $1.15 billion
• Net Margins: 19.33%
• Pretax Margin: 19.68%
• Return on Equity: 117.98%
• Return on Assets: 10.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.61
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.42
• Cash Flow: $3.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.64
• Book Value: $2.52 per share
• Price / Book: 33.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 445,678,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $37.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.47