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Carnival (CCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$30.52 -0.94 (-2.97%)
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About Carnival Stock (NYSE:CCL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$30.28
$31.72
50-Day Range
$28.37
$32.50
52-Week Range
$15.07
$32.80
Volume
15.34 million shs
Average Volume
22.89 million shs
Market Capitalization
$35.62 billion
P/E Ratio
16.46
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$31.63
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Carnival Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

CCL MarketRank™: 

Carnival scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 293 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Carnival has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Carnival is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Carnival has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Carnival's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Carnival are expected to grow by 18.08% in the coming year, from $1.77 to $2.09 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Carnival is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Carnival is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Carnival has a PEG Ratio of 0.70. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Carnival has a P/B Ratio of 3.81. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Carnival's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.92% of the float of Carnival has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Carnival has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Carnival has recently decreased by 4.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Carnival does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Carnival is 108.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Carnival will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.69% in the coming year. This indicates that Carnival may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Carnival's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.92% of the float of Carnival has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Carnival has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Carnival has recently decreased by 4.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Carnival has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for Carnival this week, compared to 34 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    81 people have searched for CCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    26 people have added Carnival to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Carnival insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $371,875.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.60% of the stock of Carnival is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    67.19% of the stock of Carnival is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Carnival's insider trading history.
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CCL Stock News Headlines

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says
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CCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Carnival's stock was trading at $24.92 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CCL stock has increased by 22.8% and is now trading at $30.5940.

Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June, 24th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.11. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Carnival: 1972 Productions Inc., 6348 Equipment LLC, A.C.N. 098 290 834 Pty. Ltd., Adventure Island Ltd., AIDA Kundencenter GmbH, AIDAradio GmbH, Air-Sea Holiday GmbH, and more.

Carnival's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.85%), MUFG Securities EMEA plc, State Street Corp (3.90%) and Bessemer Group Inc. (2.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Randall J Weisenburger, David Bernstein and Sir Jonathon Band.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of CCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carnival investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walt Disney (DIS), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/24/2025
Today
9/19/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
11/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
LEISURE&REC SVS
Sub-Industry
Hotels Resorts & Cruise Lines
Current Symbol
NYSE:CCL
CIK
815097
Employees
100,000
Year Founded
1972

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$39.00
Low Price Target
$22.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.65
Research Coverage
23 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.85
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.56
Forward P/E Ratio
17.29
P/E Growth
0.7
Net Income
$1.92 billion
Net Margins
9.72%
Pretax Margin
9.80%
Return on Equity
27.88%
Return on Assets
5.20%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.58
Current Ratio
0.34
Quick Ratio
0.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$25.97 billion
Price / Sales
1.38
Cash Flow
$3.90 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.84
Book Value
$8.02 per share
Price / Book
3.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,167,404,000
Free Float
1,078,681,000
Market Cap
$35.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.70

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This page (NYSE:CCL) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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