Carnival Corporation operates as a leisure travel company in North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia. It operates in four segments: North America and Australia Cruise Operations, Europe and Asia Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Other. The company operates cruises under the Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa, AIDA, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard brand names.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Water transportation
Sub-IndustryHotels Resorts & Cruise Lines
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone305-599-2600
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$18.88 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees102,000
Next Earnings Date9/26/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Carnival (NYSE:CCL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Carnival's stock symbol?
Carnival trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CCL."
How often does Carnival pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Carnival?
Carnival declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 22nd. View Carnival's Dividend History.
How were Carnival's earnings last quarter?
Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL) released its earnings results on Thursday, June, 20th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.05. The business earned $4.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.49 billion. Carnival had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 15.09%. Carnival's revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.68 earnings per share. View Carnival's Earnings History.
When is Carnival's next earnings date?
What guidance has Carnival issued on next quarter's earnings?
Carnival issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.25-4.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.54.
What price target have analysts set for CCL?
18 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Carnival's stock. Their predictions range from $48.00 to $78.00. On average, they expect Carnival's stock price to reach $61.26 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 35.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Carnival.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Carnival?
18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Carnival in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Carnival.
Has Carnival been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about CCL stock have trended positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Carnival earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Carnival.
Are investors shorting Carnival?
Carnival saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,854,200 shares, an increase of 9.2% from the June 30th total of 16,348,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,210,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.2 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Carnival's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Carnival's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Carnival include Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Carnival (CUK), Kirby (KEX), Matson (MATX), Golar LNG (GLNG), Teekay Lng Partners (TGP), GasLog (GLOG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), GasLog Partners LP Unit (GLOP), Golar LNG Partners (GMLP), Tidewater (TDW), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), Hoegh LNG Partners (HMLP) and Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO).
What other stocks do shareholders of Carnival own?
Who are Carnival's key executives?
Carnival's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Arnold W. Donald, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 64)
- Mr. David Bernstein, CFO & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 61)
- Mr. Arnaldo Perez, Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. (Age 59)
- Mr. Stein Kruse, Group Chief Exec. Officer of Holland America Group & Carnival UK (Age 60)
- Mr. Michael Olaf Thamm, Chief Exec. Officer of the Costa Group & Carnival Asia (Age 55)
Who are Carnival's major shareholders?
Carnival's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.78%), BlackRock Inc. (4.90%), Primecap Management Co. CA (4.16%), Invesco Ltd. (4.12%), Northern Trust Corp (3.07%) and Bank of America Corp DE (2.62%). Company insiders that own Carnival stock include Arnaldo Perez, Arnold W Donald, David Bernstein, Randall J Weisenburger, Richard Glasier, Sir Jonathon Band and Stein Kruse. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Carnival.
Which major investors are selling Carnival stock?
CCL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, BlackRock Inc., Man Group plc, Quest Capital Management Inc. ADV, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Pictet Asset Management Ltd. and Pictet Asset Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Carnival company stock in the last year include Arnaldo Perez, David Bernstein and Stein Kruse. View Insider Buying and Selling for Carnival.
Which major investors are buying Carnival stock?
CCL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., HG Vora Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., APG Asset Management N.V., Investec Asset Management LTD, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. and Long Pond Capital LP. Company insiders that have bought Carnival stock in the last two years include Arnold W Donald and Randall J Weisenburger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Carnival.
How do I buy shares of Carnival?
Shares of CCL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Carnival's stock price today?
One share of CCL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.09.
How big of a company is Carnival?
Carnival has a market capitalization of $23.76 billion and generates $18.88 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $3.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.26 on an earnings per share basis. Carnival employs 102,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Carnival.
What is Carnival's official website?
How can I contact Carnival?
Carnival's mailing address is 3655 N W 87TH AVE PO BOX 1347, MIAMI FL, 33178. The company can be reached via phone at 305-599-2600.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Carnival (NYSE CCL)
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