Carnival (CCL) Stock Forecast & Price Target $26.00 -0.03 (-0.11%) As of 01:37 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Carnival - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating Moderate BuyBased on 25 Analyst RatingsSell0Hold6Buy19 Based on 25 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 25 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, and 19 have given a buy rating for CCL. Consensus Price Target $34.1831.46% Upside According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Carnival, the average price target is $34.18. 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 31.46% from the current price of $26.00. 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). 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CCL Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/21/25 to 5/21/261 Month Ago4/21/25 to 4/21/263 Months Ago2/20/25 to 2/20/261 Year Ago5/21/24 to 5/21/25Strong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy19 Buy rating(s)21 Buy rating(s)19 Buy rating(s)14 Buy rating(s)Hold6 Hold rating(s)5 Hold rating(s)8 Hold rating(s)7 Hold rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)1 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$34.18$33.99$35.00$26.53Forecasted Upside31.46% Upside24.15% Upside9.49% Upside20.34% UpsideConsensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy CCL Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe 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.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History CCL Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe 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.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Carnival Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeCarnivalConsumer Discretionary CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.76 2.08 2.52Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside31.22% Upside72.46% Upside16.44% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingPositive NewsSee Recent CCL NewsNeutral NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails5/18/2026 Weiss RatingsNot Rated DowngradeBuy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)5/15/2026 TD Cowen3 of 5 starsKevin KopelmanNot RatedBoost TargetBuy$33.00 ➝ $34.00+37.71%5/15/2026 Zacks ResearchNot Rated UpgradeStrong Sell ➝ Hold4/15/2026 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingTrey BowersSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$37.00 ➝ $36.00+25.48%4/13/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRobin FarleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$38.00 ➝ $35.00+26.10%3/30/2026 CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJames HardimanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$39.00 ➝ $35.00+46.35%3/30/2026 Sanford C. BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRichard ClarkeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetMarket Perform$33.00 ➝ $28.70+18.83%3/30/2026 HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAli NaqviSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$33.60 ➝ $30.10+24.62%3/27/2026 MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBen ChaikenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$38.00 ➝ $39.00+60.80%3/24/2026 Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPatrick ScholesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetHold$34.00 ➝ $30.00+18.88% Get the Latest News and Ratings for CCL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Carnival and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/24/2026 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBrandt MontourSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$37.00 ➝ $36.00+43.26%3/23/2026 SusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingChristopher StathoulopoulosSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetPositive$40.00 ➝ $30.00+17.31%3/19/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJamie RolloSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$33.00 ➝ $31.00+27.90%3/11/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLizzie DoveSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$34.00 ➝ $30.00+16.44%3/11/2026 Stifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSteven WieczynskiSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$40.00 ➝ $35.00+33.78%3/3/2026 William BlairSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingOutperform1/12/2026 Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNicholas ThomasSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$40.00 ➝ $45.00+41.93%12/22/2025 Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingChris WoronkaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetHold$33.00 ➝ $34.00+6.37%12/22/2025 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJohn StaszakSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$35.00+12.45%12/19/2025 Wolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingOutperform12/15/2025 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid KatzSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$34.00 ➝ $37.00+33.93%10/15/2025 Tigress FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingIvan FeinsethSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$38.00 ➝ $40.00+38.10%9/15/2025 Melius ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingConor CunninghamSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$30.00 ➝ $36.00+15.03%9/15/2025 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingMatthew BossSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$34.00 ➝ $39.00+25.21%6/23/2025 Loop CapitalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingL. ChampineSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingHold$22.00-7.42%5/9/2025 Macquarie InfrastructureSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPaul GoldingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOutperform$31.00 ➝ $26.00+29.35%4/25/2025 Northcoast ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingA. MaySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral3/27/2025 BNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingXian SiewSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform$26.00+24.29%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Thursday at 01:37 PM ET. CCL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Carnival's forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Carnival is $34.18, with a high forecast of $45.00 and a low forecast of $22.00. Should I buy or sell Carnival stock right now? 25 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Carnival in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CCL shares. Does Carnival's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Carnival's stock has a predicted upside of 31.46% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Carnival been upgraded or downgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Carnival's stock had 4 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts. What analysts cover Carnival? Carnival has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, William Blair, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Carnival more than its competitors? 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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