Carnival (CCL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$26.06 +0.39 (+1.50%)

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Carnival - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 26 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
4

Buy
21

Based on 26 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Carnival in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 26 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, and 21 have given a buy rating for CCL.

Consensus Price Target

$33.99
30.46% Upside

According to the 26 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Carnival, the average price target is $33.99. The highest price target for CCL is $45.00, while the lowest price target for CCL is $22.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 30.46% from the current price of $26.06.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CCL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/5/25 to 5/5/26	1 Month Ago 4/5/25 to 4/5/26	3 Months Ago 2/4/25 to 2/4/26	1 Year Ago 5/5/24 to 5/5/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	21 Buy rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$33.99	$34.17	$35.00	$26.53
Forecasted Upside	30.46% Upside	33.23% Upside	9.14% Upside	35.55% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

CCL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CCL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Carnival Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Carnival	Consumer Discretionary Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.77	2.10	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	32.41% Upside	70.81% Upside	15.38% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CCL News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
4/16/2026	Zacks Research Not Rated		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
4/15/2026	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Trey Bowers Not Rated	Lower Target	Overweight	$37.00 ➝ $36.00	+25.48%
4/13/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Robin Farley Not Rated	Lower Target	Buy	$38.00 ➝ $35.00	+26.10%
3/30/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)
3/30/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Hardiman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$39.00 ➝ $35.00	+46.35%
3/30/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Clarke Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Market Perform	$33.00 ➝ $28.70	+18.83%
3/30/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ali Naqvi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$33.60 ➝ $30.10	+24.62%
3/27/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ben Chaiken Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$38.00 ➝ $39.00	+60.80%
3/24/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Scholes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$34.00 ➝ $30.00	+18.88%
3/24/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brandt Montour Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$37.00 ➝ $36.00	+43.26%
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3/23/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Stathoulopoulos Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Positive	$40.00 ➝ $30.00	+17.31%
3/19/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jamie Rollo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$33.00 ➝ $31.00	+27.90%
3/11/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lizzie Dove Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$34.00 ➝ $30.00	+16.44%
3/11/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steven Wieczynski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$40.00 ➝ $35.00	+33.78%
3/3/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
1/13/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/12/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nicholas Thomas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$40.00 ➝ $45.00	+41.93%
12/22/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Woronka Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$33.00 ➝ $34.00	+6.37%
12/22/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$35.00	+12.45%
12/19/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
12/15/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Katz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$34.00 ➝ $37.00	+33.93%
10/15/2025	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$38.00 ➝ $40.00	+38.10%
9/15/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Conor Cunningham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$30.00 ➝ $36.00	+15.03%
9/15/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Boss Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$34.00 ➝ $39.00	+25.21%
6/23/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	L. Champine Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$22.00	-7.42%
5/9/2025	Macquarie Infrastructure Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Paul Golding Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$31.00 ➝ $26.00	+29.35%
4/25/2025	Northcoast Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	A. May Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
3/27/2025	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Xian Siew Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$26.00	+24.29%

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CCL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 26 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Carnival is $33.99, with a high forecast of $45.00 and a low forecast of $22.00.
: 26 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Carnival in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 21 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CCL shares.
: According to analysts, Carnival's stock has a predicted upside of 30.46% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Carnival's stock had 4 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Carnival has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, William Blair, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Carnival more than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating for Carnival is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "consumer discretionary" companies is Hold. Learn more on how CCL compares to other companies.

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Carnival (CCL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Carnival - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Carnival (CCL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Carnival - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

CCL Analyst Ratings Over Time

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CCL Price Targets by Month

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Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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